Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Core player
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
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.
Hard conversation with the manager about playing time
Moderate
Cause
The discussion focused on playing time.
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.
Rotated out for this match
Minor
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Established as a regular starter
Moderate
Cause
Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Left out of the matchday squad
Major
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
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.
Stung by a half-time roasting
Minor
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
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.
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
Left out of the matchday squad
Serious
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Frustrated by his tactical role
Moderate
Cause
A change in shape has shifted what is being asked of him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
He has made a formal demand: To finish on his own terms
Mind
Starter
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Stung by a half-time roasting
Minor
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Left out of the matchday squad
Serious
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
Manager trust is growing
Moderate
Cause
A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
Outlook
Manager trust should improve if this form continues.
Protected from a rushed comeback by the medical staff
Serious
Cause
The medical team are not yet ready to clear him for full minutes.
Given a personal development plan
Left out of the matchday squad
Major
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Minor
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.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Worried by competition from a new signing Ibou Touray
Moderate
Cause
A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
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.
Outlook
Settling-in period is still under way.
He has said it out loud: To finish on his own terms
Mind
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.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Signed a new contract
Moderate
Cause
He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
Contract extension signed
Decision
Movement
2y · $401.5K/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
2y · $401.5K/y
Signed as a free agent
Decision
Movement
Unionistas
No natural role in the current formation
Serious
Cause
His preferred position simply isn't in the current shape.
Looks a level above his new surroundings
Major
Cause
A reputation gap between senior and lesser players is the friction point. The gap in reputation between them is being felt in the dressing room.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Contract expired — became a free agent
Decision
Movement
Girona →
He has come to believe: Injuries have defined his career
Mind
He has come to believe: The two of them clashed
Mind
He has said it out loud: First-team football
Mind
He has started to want: First-team football
Mind
He has made a formal demand: To finish on his own terms