Beefy's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

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I see the Daily Sport have a pic of the bite mark on Ivanovic's arm it looks nasty.
 
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Luis Suarez, your teeth are offside
Luis Suarez, your teeth are offside.

Has there ever been a more appropriate football chant?
 
Saints Fan4Life said:
Suarez really is a ****ing nut-case ... shame it lets him down, as he's a fantastic footballer.
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I wouldn't say he was a nut-case, but certainly there's a serious character flaw which shows up dramatically in the heat of a match. If we were to use something like Transactional Analysis, then Suarez somehow slips into a child state during the moment of extreme emotion for him, and reacts purely as an irrational child. To the onlooker, he was just beaten to the ball, to him, at that moment, it was like the world had caved in. Parents of certain young children will recognise the behavioural pattern. I'm not at all certain that he can control his trait and, in my opinion, it would be difficult to coach that kind of behaviour out of his personality. Nut-case, no. Loose cannon, yes in my opinion.

I'd like to read the thoughts of any psychology students or professionals who might frequent the forum.
 
Can't claim to be a practicing psychologist, however I did work in the field of mental health for 35 years as a professional with 2 qualifications. More importantly I have a young relative who is currently going through the 'terrible twos' where, occasionally if she feels wronged a temper tantrum ensues, this is normal. Kindly but firmly boundaries have to be set so that she remains safe and when things have quietened the opportunity for emotional learning and growth can happen. It seems to me that biting is not unknown in the angst of some who are experiencing the 'terrible twos'. Of course the problem here is that the biter isn't two. It is possible that he never had consistent boundaries set at that stage in his development and as such does not have the emotional maturity to deal with such flash points that most games of football produce. My understanding is that 'anger management' provides opportunity for recognising the triggers that lead to flash points and devising strategies to cope. This form of 'therapy' requires some intelligence and a degree of motivation to change. Also part of the strategies to cope might include avoiding potential flash points. This might prove difficult for a premiership footballer where aggression, controlled anger, is part of the game. Other therapy might include helping someone explore what some might term the deeper reasons for their anger and why they are partially stuck emotionally at a very early age when they are thwarted, this approach would involve longer term therapy.. I doubt there are easy fixes.

TheSecondStain said:
I wouldn't say he was a nut-case, but certainly there's a serious character flaw which shows up dramatically in the heat of a match. If we were to use something like Transactional Analysis, then Suarez somehow slips into a child state during the moment of extreme emotion for him, and reacts purely as an irrational child. To the onlooker, he was just beaten to the ball, to him, at that moment, it was like the world had caved in. Parents of certain young children will recognise the behavioural pattern. I'm not at all certain that he can control his trait and, in my opinion, it would be difficult to coach that kind of behaviour out of his personality. Nut-case, no. Loose cannon, yes in my opinion.

I'd like to read the thoughts of any psychology students or professionals who might frequent the forum.
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