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.
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Left out of the matchday squad
Moderate
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
He has made a formal demand: First-team football
Mind
He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Rubén Ramírez
Mind
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Serious
Cause
His relationship with the manager has soured. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Difficult conversation with the manager
Moderate
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Manager broke a promise
Major
Cause
Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.
Criticised for losing tactical discipline
Moderate
Cause
He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.2 weighed heavily in the talk.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Stung by a half-time roasting
Minor
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. The message was about confidence as much as performance — his morale had been low.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Left out of the matchday squad
Serious
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
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.
Left out of the matchday squad
Major
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Left out of the matchday squad
Serious
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
He has said it out loud: Out, anywhere
Mind
Left out of the matchday squad
Serious
Cause
The current formation has no natural role for him.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.