Revealed: How Romeo Lavia is using state-of-the-art virtual reality tech to get back to his best (even if Martin Odegaard said it was too easy), the punishment Chelsea can expect from FA's 74 charges
While sidelined, however, there were ways for Lavia to remember the feel of the football pitch and fine-tune his decision-making from central midfield. That was via virtual reality training, with Lavia having invested in a company called Be Your Best – an innovative product used to help players privately improve their ‘scanning’ in games. ‘Before he gets the ball, he does the "critical" scan, which is when the ball is travelling towards you. You will see examples of this in players like Andres Iniesta, Martin Odegaard, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard or Kevin De Bruyne. Chelsea came under fire for their players appearing to ignore the Hull City mascots before last week's FA Cup tieWhen's Cucu back?
Source: Metro February 20, 2026 01:52 UTC
