Sam Kersten

Central Defender - Heerenveen
18 Nov 2027
Thursday
Process

Events

87
Severity
Mood
  1. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  2. Left out of the matchday squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  3. Hurt by being benched for a big match

    Major
    Cause
    The manager left him out of the starting XI. in the title decider
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
  4. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  5. 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.
  6. He has said it out loud: Better players around him

    Mind
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.
  10. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    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.
  11. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  12. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  13. Left out of the matchday squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  14. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  15. He has said it out loud: A bigger club

    Mind
  16. Left out of the matchday squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  17. Frustrated by his tactical role

    Serious
    Cause
    A change in shape has shifted what is being asked of him.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  18. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.
  19. He got what he wanted: First-team football

    Mind
  20. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  21. He has let it go: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  22. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  23. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  24. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  25. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Moderate
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.
  26. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.1 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  27. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.
  28. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  29. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  30. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.
  31. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  32. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind
  33. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  34. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  35. Heard a passionate full-time response

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  36. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  37. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  38. 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.
  39. Left out of the matchday squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    The current formation has no natural role for him.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  40. Praised by the manager

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

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  42. Window closed with no move

  43. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  44. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.
  45. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  46. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  47. Worried by competition from a new signing Christos Zafeiris

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  48. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Moderate
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.
  49. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.3 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  50. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  51. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    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.
  52. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind
  53. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  54. He got what he wanted: First-team football

    Mind
  55. Starter

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  56. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.2M/y
  57. Manager trust is growing

    Moderate
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.
  58. 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.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.
  59. 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.
  60. Praised by the manager

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

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  62. He has said it out loud: A settled future

    Mind
  63. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  64. He has said it out loud: Permission to leave if the offer is right

    Mind
  65. Asked the club to find him a new team

    Minor
    Cause
    Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.
  66. He has started to want: Better players around him

    Mind
  67. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  68. 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.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  69. Squad status changed

  70. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  71. Told he is not in the manager's plans

  72. Praised by the manager

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

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  74. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  75. Returned from loan

    Decision
    Movement
    VVV-Venlo → Heerenveen
  76. Moving on

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  77. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Development pathway has run its course
    Who
    Board
  78. Came back from loan a proven first-teamer

  79. A steady loan spell

    Minor
    Cause
    14 appearances (13 starts) · 6.67 average rating
  80. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  81. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.6M/y
  82. Joined on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Heerenveen → VVV-Venlo
  83. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Blocked by better players in same position
    Who
    Depay Guus
  84. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.3M/y
  85. To be loaned out

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board
  86. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $612.9K/y
  87. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $612.9K/y
    Who
    Depay Guus