His relationship with the manager has soured. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Praised privately for his recent performance
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
Praised privately for his recent performance
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
Senses a managerial change coming
Promised more playing time by the manager
Serious
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
Promised more playing time by the manager
Serious
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
His club is fighting to avoid relegation
Serious
Cause
The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Serious
Cause
He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
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.