JEinchy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 So I'm playing at home in the Champions League to Besiktas. I'm dominating the game, winning 2-0 as expected. Carlos Vela has two goals so far. I ask my assistant to do the half time team talk and this is what he wanted to say: Pat Rice thinks I should tell my players that I'm "thrilled" to be 2-0 up at home to Besiktas despite that being the expected result of this match. He also thinks I should only be "pleased" with Vela after he grabbed two goals. So he gets less praise then the team, and look at the ratings in comparison. I don't know, I might just be the only one who finds this team talk odd. What do you think? Has anyone experienced anything similar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo_whufc Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Very odd indeed. what do you exepct though, Pat Rice... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva_gunner Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 In all fairness Pat seems a bit all over the place this year. I wouldn't pay too much attention to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipknot67 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 My guess is this may be down to player personalities, Rice probably feels that giving high praise to everyone except your goalscorer will make the team members given high praise want to hear more of the same at full time and so put in the effort required to keep and maybe even extend your lead and telling Vela only pleased might make him more determined to go on and get his hat trick to force Rice into praise that equals that given to his team mates at half time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I'd wager something similar to slipknot, if Vela is your main man, then he's not done as well, relatively speaking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEinchy Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 Out of curiosity, I checked out the personalities of the team that day: Adler - Professional Sagna - Fairly Determined Clichy - Resolute Otamendi - Determined Gallas - Fairly Determined Song - Fairly Determined Fabregas - Resilient Walcott - Resolute Nasri - Fairly Determined Vela - Ambitious Eduardo - Determined I'm not too sure what to make of it. Might need to post this in the tactics forum and see what response I get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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