Steven Lang

Left Back - Liepaja
26 Jul 2043
Sunday
Process

Events

54
  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  2. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  3. Fighting to save the manager's job

  4. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  5. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Minor
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  6. Clashed with Vitalijs Laizans 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.
  7. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

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

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  9. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  10. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  11. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.
  12. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  13. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  14. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  15. Fighting to save the manager's job

  16. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  17. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  18. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  19. Worried by competition from a new signing Vitalijs Laizans

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  20. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  21. Vladimirs Jagodinskis, a senior mentor, left the club

    Moderate
    Cause
    The departure of a senior mentor still shapes how he reacts. A senior figure was at the centre of how it played out.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  22. Fighting to save the manager's job

  23. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  24. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Minor
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  25. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  26. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  27. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  28. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  29. Worried by competition from a new signing Marcis Fertovs

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

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  31. Worried by competition from a new signing Kevin Riquelme

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  32. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  33. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  34. Fighting to save the manager's job

  35. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  36. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  37. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  38. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Minor
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  39. Returned to full training after injury

    Moderate
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.
  40. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  41. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  42. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  43. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  44. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  45. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  46. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.
  47. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $140.3K/y
  48. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $140.3K/y
  49. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $113.0K/y
  50. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $113.0K/y
  51. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Liepaja
  52. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board
  53. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    PSV U18 →
  54. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to squad requirements
    Who
    Board