Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Poor attitude in training
Moderate
Cause
Coaches flagged his application as the issue.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. The message was about confidence as much as performance — his morale had been low.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Poor attitude in training
Minor
Cause
Coaches flagged his application as the issue.
Heard a passionate full-time response
Minor
Cause
A big match called for a big message.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.