The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Stayed on the bench all match
Minor
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
He has started to want: A loan, for games
Mind
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
Manager trust is growing
Serious
Cause
A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
Outlook
Manager trust should improve if this form continues.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Reassured by the manager's half-time message
Minor
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Hard conversation with the manager about playing time
Serious
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
He has said it out loud: To learn the language
Mind
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Frustrated by his tactical role
Serious
Cause
A change in shape has shifted what is being asked of him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Responded well in training to recent criticism
Moderate
Cause
He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Settling well into the dressing room
Minor
Cause
A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
Outlook
Settling-in period is still under way.
Wants to head back home
Serious
Cause
After a long, difficult settling period he is openly hoping for a move home or to a familiar club. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Still struggling to settle into the squad
Moderate
Cause
He has not yet made the connections that come naturally to most signings.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
He has come to believe: He struggles away from home
Mind
Asking for a language tutor
Moderate
Cause
The language barrier is wearing on him.; He still does not speak the local language.
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by manager
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Manager trust is eroding
Moderate
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
His relationship with the manager has soured. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Struggling to settle into the squad
Moderate
Cause
The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
Outlook
Settling-in period is still under way.
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Struggling to settle into the squad
Moderate
Cause
The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.