Essien Bassey

Right Back - NEC
8 Feb 2032
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Events

101

  1. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  2. Frustrated by another early substitution

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was substituted while playing well. (min 75 — rating 7.2)
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  3. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  4. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    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.

  5. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  6. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  7. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  8. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  9. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  10. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  11. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  12. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  13. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  14. Senses a managerial change coming

  15. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  16. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  17. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  18. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  19. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  20. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  21. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  22. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  23. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  24. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  25. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  26. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  27. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  28. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  29. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.5M/y

  30. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.5M/y

  31. Clashed with Jan Lammers over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  32. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  33. He has made a formal demand: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  34. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  35. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  36. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  37. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    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.

  38. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  39. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  40. He has said it out loud: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  41. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  42. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  43. He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  44. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind

  45. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  46. Clashed with Jan Lammers over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  47. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  48. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    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.

  49. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  50. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  51. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Robin la Scala

    Mind

  52. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Jan Lammers

    Mind

  53. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  54. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  55. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  56. Clashed with Jan Lammers over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  57. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  58. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  59. 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.

  60. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  61. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  62. Worried by competition from a new signing Kacper Pasiek

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  63. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  64. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  65. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  66. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  67. Clashed with Jan Lammers over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  68. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  69. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  70. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  71. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  72. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  73. Clashed with Jan Lammers over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  74. Stayed on the bench while Deveron Fonville took the slot

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Deveron Fonville was preferred — lower injury-risk profile.
    Cause
    The manager protected him after a heavy workload.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  75. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.

  76. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  77. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  78. He has let it go: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  79. He has let it go: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  80. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The wage was below his expectations.

  81. Clashed with Robin la Scala over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  82. Clashed with Jan Lammers over training standards

    Minor
    Cause
    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.

  83. Worried by competition from a new signing Redouane Mennioui

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  84. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.2M/y

  85. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    NEC

  86. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.2M/y

  87. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board

  88. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    PSV →

  89. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Silvan Widmer

    Mind

  90. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  91. He has let it go: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  92. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    De Roon Ryan

  93. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Underutilized, surplus to requirements
    Who
    Board

  94. Loan withdrawn

    Decision
    Cause
    Promoted to the first team instead
    Who
    Board

  95. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $525.7K/y

  96. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $525.7K/y

  97. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $288.0K/y

  98. Board loan-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Young talent needs competitive matches to develop
    Who
    Board

  99. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $288.0K/y

  100. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $288.0K/y
    Who
    De Roon Ryan

  101. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $288.0K/y