Ronnie needs psychological assist for stars at tournaments
Ronnie O’Sullivan has known as on snooker chiefs to supply psychological assist for gamers at tournaments – in the best way footballers have masseurs readily available for bodily points.
The Rocket believes much more gamers have psychological “struggles” than is realised – naming himself, Mark Selby and John Higgins for starters.
He advised Eurosport, O’Sullivan mentioned: “I feel World Snooker ought to have any individual.
“In soccer, they’ve masseuses, individuals finding out accidents. I feel snooker ought to have somebody on the match employed as like if somebody is struggling, they’ve come off the desk, ‘do you want 10 minutes with somebody?’
“I’m not saying everybody will go in there however I simply suppose a variety of gamers endure in silence principally. I can inform, simply take a look at them they usually’re struggling. They need to have somebody to go and discuss to.
“I feel that’s so essential. You’ve got coaches sorting your correction out however actually you want somebody simply to unload a bit. I feel it will actually assist the gamers.
“He’s [Selby] struggled mentally and I battle mentally and John Higgins struggles mentally.
“The opposite 124 are 1,000,000 % struggling mentally however you’re not allowed: ‘oh, what’s the matter? You’re a snooker participant, you’re getting paid this and that’.
“Effectively, it’s not concerning the cash. It’s simply pleasure of efficiency.”
