The document explores the parallels between fishing and soccer, particularly regarding how understanding the 'mood' of both fish and soccer players can influence success. It discusses strategies for teams to exploit opponents' negative emotions, control the game's speed, and adjust tactics based on environmental factors. Ultimately, it emphasizes the importance of adapting approaches based on the adversary's mindset to secure victory.

1. Ali Anani, PhD
The Art of Hunting in
Fishing and Football:
How to Win the World Cup
The Art of Hunting in
Fishing and Football:
How to Win the World Cup

2. I am as curious as you are
to make a sound guess of
the World Cup 2014 winner

3. This is a formidable task
that I decided to embark on

4. The team that nets more
goals shall be the winner

5. The team that nets more goals shall
be the winner
And the players shall be fishing to
put the goal in the net
Like a fisherman who wishes to put
as many goal fish in the net

6. Putting the ball in the net and
putting the fish in the net

7. We need to grasp how fish
behave and react in order to
catch them Likewise; in soccer
and in business you need to
understand how your
competitor behaves and reacts
to catch him

8. The fish has to be in the right
mood to enter the net
Always consider the mood of fish and the
environment they are in. This will help you find the
best speed. Mood is defined by weather and the
time of year. High and low barometric pressure are
a part of the weather question.
They both have a significant impact on the mood of all
fish.http://fishing.about.com/od/troutandsalmon/a/moodyfish.htm

9. The fish has to be in the right
mood to enter the net
Activity level in fish will change with the movement
or lack of barometer movement. You must know
what the weather has been preceding your fishing
trip. This information will set the stage giving you
the information you can use to your advantage. A
clear blue high sky after a low pressure front is
every anglers nightmare. Fish get spooky, neutral or
negative in these conditions.
http://fishing.about.com/od/troutandsalmon/a/moodyfish.htm

10. The winning soccer team will
find out the mood of the
competitor team members.
The winning team will also
control the speed of the game
to lure his rival.
The winning soccer team will
find out the mood of the
competitor team members.
The winning team will also
control the speed of the game
to lure his rival.

11. Moody fish are
also affected by
the temperature of
the water
Moody fish are
also affected by
the temperature of
the water

12. Moody fish are also affected by
the temperature of the water
Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism
changes as their body temp changes. Most anglers
know there are cold and warm water species of
fish. Which means all fish if given a choice will find
their preferred temperature range

13. The winning soccer
team shall put the rival
team in the wrong zone
of comfort. If the team
prefers “hot” game, the
winning team shall slow
down the game
The winning soccer
team shall put the rival
team in the wrong zone
of comfort. If the team
prefers “hot” game, the
winning team shall slow
down the game

14. If one attacker of the
rival team missed an
easy goal in a recent
game and the media
mocked him
If one attacker of the
rival team missed an
easy goal in a recent
game and the media
mocked him

15. The mood of this
player might be
negative. He might be
an easy catch for
the other team
The mood of this
player might be
negative. He might be
an easy catch for
the other team

16. Fish mood affects
the size of lures and
the jigging actions we
use.

17. The winning team
knows how to jig and
in what space to
outperform the
competing team

18. Fish mood affects the
color of lures and the
jigging actions we
employ

19. The winning team lures the
opponent team with the
right lure color. They show
a “red eye” when needed,
but shift color if need rises

20. Negative fish have an
extremely small strike zone
in comparison to actively
feeding bass.
hookupshttp://guide.sportsmansguide.com/tips/timely-tactics-for-n
egative-mood-largemouth-2/

21. Negative defensive play by
the underfish (underdog)
team requires constant
striking in this zone by the
other team

22. Downsize Your BaitBig crankbaits, large
worms or bulky flipping jigs hold no
interest for a negative-mood bass. They
will continually turn their noses up at these
offerings, but they can be coaxed by a
smaller version of the same lure.
http://guide.sportsmansguide.com/tips/timely-tactics-for-negative-
mood-largemouth-2/

23. Smaller offerings
might be more luring to
the competing team.
I would say reserve player
might be more effective to
tempt the opposing team
leave its defensive zone
Smaller offerings
might be more luring to
the competing team.
I would say reserve player
might be more effective to
tempt the opposing team
leave its defensive zone

24. Targeting negative-mood
largemouth can be
a tough and tiring game,
but they can be beaten by
changing your approach
and tactics
Targeting negative-mood
largemouth can be
a tough and tiring game,
but they can be beaten by
changing your approach
and tactics

25. If a team senses the rival
team is in a negative mood it
starts early trying different
playing tactics to unlock the
weak points of the negative
team and crack it.
Fixed tactics might fail
If a team senses the rival
team is in a negative mood it
starts early trying different
playing tactics to unlock the
weak points of the negative
team and crack it.
Fixed tactics might fail

26. Emotion-performance
relationships are dynamic,
especially when playing
team with negativity

27. Fish operate best
within narrow zones
of temperature,
pressure and wind
speed

28. So are individual members
of a team-within-individual
consistency of the
individual zones of optimal
functioning (IZOF)
http://www.urheilututkimukset.fi/web/julkaisut/5145/

29. The winning team knows
in advance the emotion-
performance pattern of
each player of the
opposing team

30. For example, if a player is
known to get angry easily and
his performance goes down
accordingly, the opposing
team may outrage him to the
extent that he might get the
red card and be sent off

31. Negative thoughts
are so many as:
Fear of Failure
Fear of Success
Fear of Disapproval or Criticism

32. Fear of failure is constraining
and may kill playing creatively.
Brazilian team will have
the fear of losing on its own
ground, for example

33. Negative emotions
might subdue talents
and opposing teams
may benefit from that

34. This fear may be easily
detected from the number
of incorrect passes
Fear has a smell that the
opposing team may detect

35. Negative thoughts might
generate storms in the
mind of the negative
player

36. Like we have scale for wind

37. Likewise, negative
thinking may generate
winds of great disturbing
effects
Remember, out of control
thinking leads to out of
control performance

38. Because of the Butterfly Effect
we are unable to predict the
weather for more than 80%
accuracy up to three days

39. Who dares to predict the
weather in the minds of
players for the duration
of the world cup 2014?

40. Dare I predict?
No, as I would resemble
hunting a specified goal
fish in a stormy ocean