Luton’s players may be introduced to a sports psychologist in a bid to break their current slump and help their step up to the Championship, admitted boss Graeme Jones.
The Hatters went down without a fight at Reading on the weekend, failing to force a shot on target in a dismal second half, eventually losing 3-0.
It was their fourth Championship defeat on the spin and tenth in 16 games, having been promoted from League One as champions.
Jones said: “We started the game really well and then they scored. Then mentally, we felt sorry for ourselves, ‘what we’re going to do?’ and not enough attacking threat.
“Some players don’t need any psychological help, sports psychology we’re talking about, some people don’t need anything.
“Now I’ve worked at every level and without ever revealing names, we’ve used sports psychologists through the years, so people can repair themselves and some people need help.
“We’re at a point now where maybe we might have to think about going down that route, because even if you look at last weeks goals, Nottingham Forest didn’t create their two goals, we gave them them.
“Today, we gave them three goals, so it’s an area that I’ve looked at deeply, it’s an area that I understand, it’s a reality for the mental step in the Championship, which I keep speaking about from minute one, and it’s an area that we haven’t overcome yet as a group.
“I want to assess the boys when I speak to them myself and then we’ll take it from there.”
