Euromatch NPFL: Sports psychologist supports the shooting star

Sports psychologist Kehinde Adeyemi has appealed to fans of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) to be patient with the team’s coaching staff, strongly urging fans to stop personal attacks on director of football Tobi Adepoju and coach Salisu Yusuf.

Speaking on the slow form of the Oluyole Warriors earlier in the season, Adeyemi noted that such problems are normal in football and warned against writing off the team or targeting individuals after just seven matches.

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He stressed that failure to achieve early wins at home is no justification for criticizing the technical setup, and stressed that there is plenty of time left to reverse their fortunes.

Adeyemi, an English FA-trained football psychologist, specifically defended Adepoju against growing criticism by clarifying the distinctive administrative role of a director of football in modern football.

“The football director does not sit on the bench with the coaches, so he should not be a target,” Adeyemi explained.

While he fully acknowledged the deep emotional investment fans have in the historic club, admitting that poor results also cost him sleep, he called for calm and perspective.

“Football is very emotional. But what we ask is to understand that things are going to go well soon,” he said.

“The team has just played seven games this season and has 31 left. Qualifying for continental football is not really about who wins at the beginning, but rather which team finishes best at the end of the league.”

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“I can understand the fans’ feelings because I also want us to win games, and don’t forget that all the players and the technical team will also receive bonuses for winning, but it is football. We need to understand its dynamics, which involves ups and downs.”

Analyzing the team’s performances on the field, Adeyemi pointed to poor finishing and conversion of chances, rather than a lack of tactical organization or creativity, as the central problem behind their recent drought.

“They played and created many chances during the games. The problem is converting the chances. If they played and were not coordinated and could not create a single chance, it would have been a different case,” he added.