Mardle speaks about mental toll of Premier League: "It's absolutely killed some players“

He admits that it takes that much of a toll that it consumes a whole week and in some cases Mardle thinks it can consume careers with Wes Newton and Mark Webster prime examples. "It really does infringe on every aspect of your tournament play," Hawaii 501 said. "Even when you're travelling, you're trying to do it right for the following Wednesday, because the guys have to be there on a Wednesday now. "It really does consume the whole week so you're always thinking about it. When you're in a positive frame of mind, reverse all of that. You want to play, you don't care who you play, you win at the weekend, you walk into the Premier League and the world's a great place. "I played in it four times in five years and I was lucky because I was mentally strong enough to not worry about it once it had finished. Once the Premier League had finished that was it for me; it was gone. I couldn't care less about what happened and I got on with the rest of the year." Mardle admitted: "It's absolutely killed some players - it's destroyed their confidence. Wes Newton and Mark Webster spring to mind. They were good players coming into Premier Leagues and within a season or so it destroyed them because as I've already alluded to, you start losing and you start doubting yourself and it's one of those sports that is technique and instinct.