Bill wrote:
Looking at it from another angle, why do the players need to be motivated by the manager.
If at their inflated wages they can't motivate themselves to give 100% during their 90 minute working day, they should do the decent thing and do a Tilney.
Or maybe Robbie can make them do a night shift as porters in A&E to see what real work is like.
So what is the role of the manager then ? Are the players to work out the tactics too ?
Football history has shown that the most successful managers have all had good man-management skills and the ability to motivate and get extra from players. For any sport you care to mention, much of it is around sports psychology etc
All the best teams have had one or more strong and determined characters on the pitch. Leaders. The manager's first job is to provide those characters.