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Luis Suarez's 'inner chimp has become wild again'

Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is facing a lengthy football ban following an alleged b...
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16.30 25 Jun 2014


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Luis Suarez's 'inner chimp has become wild again'

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Newstalk

16.30 25 Jun 2014


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Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is facing a lengthy football ban following an alleged bite on Giorgio Chiellini during last night's clash against Italy.

Performance psychologist Enda McNulty told Newstalk Lunchtime that he is 'not hugely surprised' that Luis Suarez is again under scrutiny for such an incident.

Enda is a performance psychologist and coach with Motivate Performance Excellence - he told Newstalk Lunchtime that Luis Suarez has worked with Dr Steve Peters known as the 'brain mechanic' at Liverpool.

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Dr Steve Peters uses the 'chimp paradox' in his work. Enda says that 'Suarez had tamed his inner chimp' but last night his inner chimp 'become wild again'.

Listen to full interview below - Jonathan began by asking Enda what his initial reaction was when he saw what Suarez did last night...

Fifa have confirmed that disciplinary hearings have been opened and Uruguayan FA have been given until 5pm local time (9pm Irish time) by FIFA to produce evidence backing his case.


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