A top sports psychologist has warned that Project Restart will end up as Premier League-lite. Mark Bowden believes the pandemic will highlight the failure of most clubs to address cognitive issues that prevent footballers from attaining their full potential.
Bowden is a mental performance consultant with a significant number of top-flight and Championship players on his client list.
Premier League bosses will meet with clubs tomorrow to press ahead with efforts to resume the season – and close a £1.3billion black hole caused by the Covid-19 virus.
But Bowden insists the plan is flawed because it does not take into account the negative mental impact that the pandemic will have on players.
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