{"id":142222,"date":"2018-06-17T00:43:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T00:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/world-cup-2018-how-will-social-media-affect-the-england-squad\/"},"modified":"2018-06-17T00:43:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T00:43:41","slug":"world-cup-2018-how-will-social-media-affect-the-england-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/world-cup-2018-how-will-social-media-affect-the-england-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2018: How will social media affect the England squad?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"You're detached from the outside world. You're out of your comfort zone. You've got to occupy yourself."<\/p>\n

That's how Rio Ferdinand describes the England camp at a World Cup. <\/p>\n

It presents a challenge to the squad - how do they stay focused and motivated for a month without any home comforts or familiarity?<\/p>\n

Some England players have already hinted what they'll do - and it mostly revolves around playing Fortnite and watching Love Island. <\/p>\n

But their use of social media is more controversial.<\/p>\n

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'A killer for a tournament'<\/h2>\n

While social media is a good way for the players to stay in touch and pass the time between training sessions, it also opens them up to potential criticism and trolling - which could impact their performance on the pitch.<\/p>\n

That's why Rio Ferdinand says it's a "killer for a tournament".<\/p>\n

But how can you ask a bunch of guys in their 20s to stay off Instagram for a month?<\/p>\n

Ferdinand's fellow BBC sport pundit Frank Lampard says it's an unrealistic ask.<\/p>\n

And Alex Scott says using social media - in the right way - can even be a positive thing.<\/p>\n

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'If you haven't got thick skin, God help you'<\/h2>\n

Ferdinand's argument is that as a player, you're going to have to see some negative comments about yourself.<\/p>\n

"You've got hours to burn," he says.<\/p>\n

Those negative comments could start spiralling around your head during downtime.<\/p>\n

"You have so much time to think about it. And that can have an effect on your performance during training and matches as a player.<\/p>\n

"If you haven't got thick skin, God help you." <\/p>\n

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'Take things with a pinch of salt'<\/h2>\n

Frank Lampard accepts that "you can get criticism online very easily" as an England player.<\/p>\n

"But you can't ask a 21-year-old lad at the World Cup to not check his feeds - I think that would be pretty much impossible," he adds.<\/p>\n

He says "thankfully" he only had to deal with social media towards the end of his playing career.<\/p>\n

His advice would be to remember that "a lot of talk will have no relation to how to personally prepare for games and perform - so take things with a pinch of salt if need be".<\/p>\n

That might be easier said than done, though.<\/p>\n

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'Use negative comments as fuel'<\/h2>\n

England Women's most-capped player Alex Scott says she was able to use negative comments to her advantage.<\/p>\n

She "used it as fuel" for the next game.<\/p>\n

"I'd go out and be like: 'OK I'm going to prove you wrong.'" <\/p>\n

Social media was such a big issue for the Lionesses that they voted on whether or not to stay off it during the 2015 World Cup.<\/p>\n

They eventually opted not to ban it for the tournament, but Alex says there were only one or two votes in it.<\/p>\n

"Some players find it hard and need to switch it off and get away from it. But each to their own."<\/p>\n

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'Manage it proactively'<\/h2>\n

The differing opinions in the England Women's World Cup camp - and among the BBC pundits - suggests there isn't one hard and fast way that players should approach social media at a tournament. <\/p>\n

It's a question more and more sports psychologists are asking: does using social media help or hinder performance on the pitch?<\/p>\n

Tim Pitt, a sports psychologist at the English Institute of Sport, says it's an important question for sportspeople to think about before a major competition.<\/p>\n

"Having a routine around tournaments is what athletes use to create familiarity when they go away," adds Tim.<\/p>\n

But, like all sports psychology, there's no blanket rule on what works and what doesn't.<\/p>\n

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In the end, it comes down to the individual player.<\/p>\n

"However you manage it, it's about proactively knowing how to use it so it's useful for you. <\/p>\n

"Useful could mean coming off it completely.<\/p>\n

"Useful could also be knowing how to engage with it, how to connect with fans and how to use it to keep you busy during downtime."<\/p>\n

Newsbeat's at the World Cup in Russia this summer.<\/p>\n

You can follow our coverage on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. <\/p>\n

Or listen live at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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