Editing Stuart Pearce (section)

==Style of play==
Throughout his career, Pearce was given the nickname of "Psycho" for his unforgiving style of play. This was initially a tag afforded to him only by Forest fans, though later it was adopted by England supporters as well. Of the nickname, Pearce later commented:

{{cquote|The Psycho nickname was just a bit of fun. In the 80s everyone was called Psycho or [[Rambo (franchise)|Rambo]]. It doesn't represent what I'm like away from football. You've got to be a bit more cute than that. If you're an idiot and try to live up to your nickname, you won't last very long. I'd like to think there's a little more about me than that. A lot of journalists were pigeonholing me as a lunatic who shouldn't represent England because I'd get sent off all the time. But in 78 games for England I've been booked five times and never been sent off. I've only been sent off three times playing for my club, which in this day and age is quite an achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/aug/28/artsfeatures.biography|title=Twenty years of hurt|work=The Guardian|first=Stephen|last=Moss|date=28 August 2000|accessdate=12 December 2021}}</ref>}}

[[Roy Keane]], who played with Pearce from 1990 to 1993, is quoted as saying that Pearce was "a man amongst boys" at Forest.<ref>{{cite book|last=Coller|first=Mark|title=These Forest Men|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vk0sCQAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1291347333|page=283|date=5 August 2013|publisher=Lulu.com }}</ref> Former England teammate [[Matt Le Tissier]] has since described him as his scariest opponent in his autobiography, ''Taking Le Tiss''.

Pearce was also well known for his prowess from [[Set piece (football)|set pieces]], being a designated [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]]-taker for club and country. As a specialist at [[free kick (association football)|direct free kicks]], renowned for his powerful left foot, Pearce scored from several of the free kicks that he took, famously including the first goal in the [[1991 FA Cup Final|1991 FA Cup final]] against Tottenham<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/90s-heroes-stuart-pearce/ | title='90s Heroes: Stuart Pearce | date=9 November 2016 }}</ref> He was also a notable attacking threat going forward and a good crosser of the ball.