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Geir Jordet

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Geir Jordet

@GeirJordet

Professor Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Football psychology.

Joined November 2010

Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Dec 19, 2022
Argentina is world champion after a penalty shootout master class. At the core of their performance is goalkeeper Emi Martinez' mind games. Martinez dominated the French penalty takers, forcing two misses. Here’s a step-by-step description of his tricks in the final. Thread. 1/
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Jun 29, 2024
The last minutes before penalty shootouts can teach us about managing under pressure. France's Deschamps doesn't buy into penalty training. This can be spotted. In the World Cup final, he seemed clueless about who would shoot. Tchouaméni was picked after intensely scanning. 1/8
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Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
May 15, 2022
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties in the FA Cup final. A penalty shootout is a psychological game starting with how the manager communicates with his players after the final whistle. Klopp & Tuchel spent those 5 minutes very differently. Here are the events chronologically. 1/9
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Feb 13, 2022
A penalty kick is a team performance! For Chelsea's decisive penalty last night, Azpilicueta acted as decoy for Palmeira's mind games, while the real penalty taker, Havertz, quietly prepared his kick in the periphery. Then a last-second switch. How did they do it? And why? 1/9
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Jul 8, 2024
A subtle England penalty shootout innovation (since 2021) is their deliberate, structured & functional use of social psychology. Here, Saka is picked up by John Stones after his penalty, to swiftly welcome him back in the team. What did England do and why did they do it? 1/7
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Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Jul 6, 2021
The penalty shootout in football is the essence of performing under pressure. I spent 5 years of my life studying the Psychology of this event. Here's what I learned, which can also help understanding it in the current Euros/Copa America. Thread based on 10 of our studies. (1/13)
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Oct 14, 2021
The best football players have great awareness of their surroundings, even before receiving the ball. I started studying SCANNING in 1997. Since then, we have filmed & analyzed more than 250 professional players and 200 elite youth players. What have we learned? Thread 1/15.
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Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Dec 10, 2022
Penalty shootouts can be intense, confrontational & volatile. The clash between Argentina and the Netherlands was epic in this sense, culminating with Argentina winning and tauntingly celebrating in front of the Dutch. What events in the shootout led up to this moment? Thread 1/
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Sep 27, 2021
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is currently football’s number 1 penalty shooter disruptor. How? Here’s a brief historical & scientific analysis of 5 goalkeeper disruption techniques for penalty kicks, ending with Martinez’ “master class” last Saturday. Thread (1/10).
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
May 5, 2023
Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty kick against Manchester United s a pure test of performance under pressure. Penalty at 0-0. 8 minutes into overtime. One way to maintain calm here is to proactively take control over yourself & the situation. How did Mac Allister do this? 1/5
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Dec 19, 2022
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Emi Martinez’ mind games are big, unpredictable & calculated. He is the Machiavelli of football and has stimulated others to copy him & to create counter moves against him. With this display at the world's biggest stage, I'm curious to see how this will evolve going forward. 11/
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
May 15, 2022
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Jürgen Klopp’s Monsters of mentality are not born, they’re made. Proactive preparation, composed execution, and warm/loving communication tend to give the best possible foundation for performance under extreme pressure. Liverpool was up 1-0 before the shootout had even begun. 9/9
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Dec 19, 2022
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Goalkeepers rarely celebrate big after penalty saves. Martinez is an exception. Research shows that big & intense celebrations signal confidence, dominance & superiority, affecting teammates positively & opponents negatively. Martinez capitalizes maximally on his first save. 6/
Geir Jordet
@GeirJordet
Dec 19, 2022
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Paredes then for Argentina. Martinez knows Lloris might stop being nice & use Martinez’ mind games against the Argentinean players. He therefore quickly grabs the ball & hands it over himself, not giving Lloris any chance to copy his latest move. Proactive & effective. 9/