yes I agree motivation has to be instilled by the manager to a certain extend. it also comes from within and each and every individual.
my biggest problem with DS right now is the system we play doesn't appear to be working. we are too easily out-fought (mixture of the above imo), we lack purposeful movement (this is on the coaching imo) and we can't pass (see second problem + player's ability).
we are kind of crap in terms of our players but also a lot of these players can put in a shift and compete so we are kind of crap in coaching too.
we are kind of crap basically and I just hope the players and DS will do their utmost for us to be less so for the remainder of the season given the gravity of the situation.
I hope AEG recovers if he indeed got a concussion. If he didn't I hope he has a really good look at himself in the mirror and realizes that his job is that of a football player and the most important 1 hour + 45 min of being in that profession is on match day. When it's game on, you play your heart out and give it your all. really no excuses for me.
it really has come to the point where we need to start taking points off of the big'uns. I expect nothing less than a fighting performance in each and every remaining game from this point onwards. otherwise we might as well throw in the towel already and if my vocation was as a football player, this is the last thing I would want to do.
it really is do or die from now towards the end of the season and I sincerely hope that DS drills this home and all our players are onboard and fired up.
Indeed. But hell it just has to happen. Maybe that good SJM feeling will boost the morale. I hope the reaction after ydays shitshow galvanizes the team.
That and a tackle success rate of 56%. I believed he could sort out our defensive woes given time and the players playing together more, but shit, I'm starting to think that it is an inherent coaching issue.
I hope Smith gives these players one helluva rollocking after today. Unforgivable performance.
In all honesty if DS can't get these jackasses motivated then I don't think he is the right man for us.
SO many shots conceeded like wtf!? How is this not sorted?