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Why Resilience Should Be Central to United’s Recruitment Strategy

Why Resilience Should Be Central to United’s Recruitment Strategy

As Chris Wilder calls for the team to bounce back from disappointment, a growing body of research suggests resilience can and should be a core part of United’s recruitment and development strategy.

Jun 11, 2025
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Ben Ashdown: As a Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, my research focuses on how players respond to pressure and adversity during competition - what we might call psychological resilience. Increasingly, clubs are recognising that mental attributes are just as important as technical, tactical, or physical qualities. This s…

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