Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Contract talks stalled over squad status
Serious
Cause
The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Praised privately for his recent performance
Major
Cause
The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
Named in the Young Team of the Month
Moderate
Cause
Selectors picked him among the standout under-21s of the month.
Criticised by the manager after his performance
Moderate
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.
Criticised for losing tactical discipline
Moderate
Cause
He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 5.9 weighed heavily in the talk.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
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.
Made his senior debut for the club
Reassured by the manager's half-time message
Minor
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
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.
Demands a release clause
Moderate
Cause
He wants a release clause written into his next contract.
Turned down the offered deal
Serious
Cause
He turned down the club's offer. The deal lacked the release clause he wanted.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
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.
Contract talks stalled over squad status
Moderate
Cause
The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Senses a managerial change coming
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.