The disagreement started because they judged training effort very differently. It played out on the training ground in front of the rest of the squad.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
He has started to want: A settled future
Mind
He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth
Mind
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Serious
Cause
The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Transfer listed
Decision
Cause
Player requested to leave
Who
Sykora Matej
He has said it out loud: First-team football
Mind
Senses a managerial change coming
Wants a mentor in the squad
Moderate
Cause
No senior teammate has stepped up to support him.; He has no compatriots in the dressing room.; He has not adapted to life at the club.
Hard conversation with the manager about playing time
Moderate
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
He has started to want: A loan, for games
Mind
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
Praised by manager
Moderate
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Stayed on the bench all match
Minor
Cause
The bench was built around different match options.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Praised by manager
Moderate
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised playing time by manager
Transfer request withdrawn
Decision
Cause
No longer wants to leave
Taken off the transfer list
Decision
Cause
No longer wants to leave
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Minor
Cause
He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
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. (He still does not speak the local language.; His adaptability is low.)
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.
Stayed on the bench all match
Minor
Cause
The bench was built around different match options.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Stayed on the bench all match
Minor
Cause
The bench was built around different match options.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Stayed on the bench all match
Minor
Cause
The bench was built around different match options.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Window closed with no move
Stayed on the bench all match
Minor
Cause
The bench was built around different match options.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
To be loaned out
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
Transfer listed
Decision
Cause
Player requested to leave
Who
Sykora Matej
Hard conversation with the manager about playing time