Azeem Abdulai was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
Cause
A more highly rated alternative was available.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
He has said it out loud: The manager’s trust
Mind
Worried by competition from a new signing Paddy Madden
Moderate
Cause
He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
He has come to believe: He never rated him
Mind
Worried by competition from a new signing Hazeem Bakre
Moderate
Cause
He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
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.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Given a personal development plan
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
He has come to believe: He struggles away from home
Mind
Criticised for missing his tactical assignment
Moderate
Cause
The manager felt he ignored a specific tactical assignment. His match rating of 6.3 weighed heavily in the talk.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result
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.
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.
Worried by competition from a new signing Agustín Rocha
Moderate
Cause
He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
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.
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.