Rowan Hooper

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1,494 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago

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The World, the Universe and Us · The Science of Football: Inside the 2026 World Cup · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

youth versus experience. voice-verified

One of the stars of this World Cup already is Lamin Yamal of Spain. voice-verified

He's only 18. voice-verified

And then at the other end of the spectrum, we've got Messi, 39, Ronaldo's 41. voice-verified

Can we talk about the relative benefits of raw youth and a wise old head? voice-verified

But what about, isn't there something to be said for the lack of fear that you have as a kid, as an 18-year-old? voice-verified

You see them attempt things perhaps that your older player wouldn't bother. voice-verified

Yeah, OK, so you've mentioned Bellingham and I wanted to ask in particular about him. voice-verified

But there was a moment in the game England against Panama when, you know, just me watching from my armchair, we hadn't been playing very well. voice-verified

And it seemed like suddenly Bellingham just said, I've had enough of this. voice-verified

I'm just going to go and win this game now and seemed to turn it on. voice-verified

And even though he's surrounded by other pro footballers, he seemed somehow different. voice-verified

And what was going on there? voice-verified

Ian, do you want to talk about that? voice-verified

um so there's uh yeah dopamine has a lot to play in that as well is that about similarly when when you have a minnow playing a big team and the and no one well often the minnows will just park the bus or park two buses in front of the goal and it's hard to do anything you know it's it's they won't let you play or that's what people say you voice-verified

I want to talk about the role of the manager, particularly in a World Cup, because we're used to managers really imprinting their style onto the team. voice-verified

And, you know, we have to mention Jurgen Klopp because you work very closely with him. voice-verified

And then you get this sort of heavy metal football style. voice-verified

Or you can have someone like Gareth Southgate, who is more defensive minded and perhaps a bit more cautious. voice-verified

But what I was thinking of with all your use of data is, voice-verified

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