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This was only supposed to be a two or three minute catch up before we started the recording for episode 67......However, we got pretty deep into some of the psychological reasons why England may have decided to change their approach after scoring against Argentina.
Was it England choosing to hold on to their lead? Was it Argentina going through the gears? Was it all down to the technical and tactical brilliance of Leo Messi? Was it a combination of them all plus factors that we'll never know about?
It was an interesting tangent and might be worth a listen.
Here's to all of you listeners, we hope you enjoyed the World Cup, and we look forward to bringing you more episodes for the 2026/27 season.
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"Bonus Episode: David and Tom Discuss Mentality and Psychological Shifts from the Argentina v England Semi Final" is an episode of A.I. In Football. Runtime 22 min. Published July 19, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.