I always ignore any advice to praise players and virtually any other advice I receive from the Ass Man. IMO it’s important to be fairly sparing in the number of times you praise any one player.
I praise players:
o at the end of a match if they’ve a rating of >= 8.0;
o the goalkeeper at the end of the match if he’s kept a clean sheet and has a rating of >= 7.5. It’s hard for a goalkeeper to get a good rating so 7.5 is a normally a very good rating. I only do this on an ad hoc basis if he regularly performs well.
o after the post match press conference if they are reported as being MotM but not for more than one match in succession;
o at the beginning of each month if they have a training rating of >= 7.75;
o if I’ve asked them to sort out another player’s complaint and they’ve been successful; and
o if they’ve successfully completed a language course
I criticise players:
o at the end of match if they have a rating of <= 6.4;
o at the beginning of each month if they have a training rating of <= 6.5
o if I notice that the board or supporters are not happy about a particular player’s form.