Now.. i rate Rafa and am happy he is in charge.. BUT..
I have a few issues with his management and they start with his shite use of subs and inability to find decent attacking players but my biggest Rafa issue is his inability to instill confidence in his attacking players. Rafa's hardworking style and focus on perfection is an obvious detriment to a lot of players. Those who are true professionals have the ability to overcome the constant criticism and find the positives. The defensive players seem to thrive on only having to focus on being organised and standing in the right place at the right time .. However there are always those players that need a different approach. Babel and Morientes are good examples of players who should have taken the premiership by storm but looked like qtr of the player they used to be as their confidence was/is completely shot.
Now i would consider myself a relatively professional worker and i work in an industry where criticism and focus on improvement is paramount. During the good times most can take criticism fairly well and use it positively to improve performance.. during the bad times however criticism is sometimes very hard to swallow. This could be due to a combination of factors. One could be that there are much larger issues at hand that need to be addressed and the individual feeling somewhat targeted and blamed for the downturn in the organisations overall performance. Another could be due to an individuals insecurity and need for positive assurances
During difficult times i find myself getting extremely frustrated and unmotivated at criticism aimed towards me as i am in the belief that i am working harder and attempting to do everything correctly but am unable to do so due to the under performance of others.
Now.. without being in the dressing room with the players it can be argued that everything i write is speculation. However, from the quotes i have read from the manager and the players themselves and from the general information available to me i am aware that Rafa focuses heavily on pointing out what players do wrong and believes heavily in players focusing on positioning and the shape of the team.
Could this approach be the worst thing possible considering the current situation at the club? Many often use the cliche that Football is a simple game complicated by fools. We are now starting to see the confidence of our betters players decrease quite noticeably. So my question do you believe that Rafa has the ability to change his approach? and if he continues to use the same approach will it eventually come good?
I have a few issues with his management and they start with his shite use of subs and inability to find decent attacking players but my biggest Rafa issue is his inability to instill confidence in his attacking players. Rafa's hardworking style and focus on perfection is an obvious detriment to a lot of players. Those who are true professionals have the ability to overcome the constant criticism and find the positives. The defensive players seem to thrive on only having to focus on being organised and standing in the right place at the right time .. However there are always those players that need a different approach. Babel and Morientes are good examples of players who should have taken the premiership by storm but looked like qtr of the player they used to be as their confidence was/is completely shot.
Now i would consider myself a relatively professional worker and i work in an industry where criticism and focus on improvement is paramount. During the good times most can take criticism fairly well and use it positively to improve performance.. during the bad times however criticism is sometimes very hard to swallow. This could be due to a combination of factors. One could be that there are much larger issues at hand that need to be addressed and the individual feeling somewhat targeted and blamed for the downturn in the organisations overall performance. Another could be due to an individuals insecurity and need for positive assurances
During difficult times i find myself getting extremely frustrated and unmotivated at criticism aimed towards me as i am in the belief that i am working harder and attempting to do everything correctly but am unable to do so due to the under performance of others.
Now.. without being in the dressing room with the players it can be argued that everything i write is speculation. However, from the quotes i have read from the manager and the players themselves and from the general information available to me i am aware that Rafa focuses heavily on pointing out what players do wrong and believes heavily in players focusing on positioning and the shape of the team.
Could this approach be the worst thing possible considering the current situation at the club? Many often use the cliche that Football is a simple game complicated by fools. We are now starting to see the confidence of our betters players decrease quite noticeably. So my question do you believe that Rafa has the ability to change his approach? and if he continues to use the same approach will it eventually come good?
