Late Tackle

THE BRAIN GAME

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
20 April 2017

TOM COLEMAN talks to former Swansea, Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers defender Christian Edwards about combining football with education…

EDUCATION
TOM COLEMAN
IF YOU were to ask a football fan to describe a top player, ‘well-educated’ is unlikely to be near the top of the list of attributes.
Even the most gifted footballers can dazzle us on the pitch with their technical ability, and still be routinely lambasted for their perceived lack of brain cells afterwards.
Then again, the demands associated with making it as a player, combined with a general disdain for educat...

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