How do coaches seize players

A coach can do many difficult things, such as lesson plan for the training session, creating complex tactics, managing the budget hundreds of millions of dollars, answering difficult questions from the media, or taking pressure on pressure From fans. But sometimes they have difficulty in relationships with players, because the relationship between people is very complicated.

Each player has a unique personality, based on their environment growing up. Players often have ego, and a separate support team behind. The best coaches must know how to treat players, when they need to be sensitive, sometimes tough.

Micky Adams is the British coach that has brought four clubs to rank, including Brighton. For him, the most difficult task for a coach is to "improvise with each person's personality".

He said that the coach must find a way for the players to refer, must understand their feelings and show sympathy. On the other hand, the coach should also know the highest standards for each student to strive for them. "I have seen many coaches lose their jobs because they cannot create a consensus relationship with the player," he said.

As a player, Adams played defender in the 1980s and 1990s of the last century. He would not be bothered if he was scolded and criticized by the coach. Adams's reaction in that case will be: "I will prove to the coach that he is wrong."

Personality like Adams is increasingly rare in modern football, when today's players often want to be praised. But in any era, one thing that does not change is that the coach always needs players with personality to lead the dressing room. "Without them, the coach would have trouble," Adams added.

Leaders are usually captain or players who are likely to decide the match. The coach will use different techniques to stimulate these players. The method of Harry Redknapp is the bracelet of their shoulders. He added energy to players with compliments, giving freedom as long as they did a good job. Paolo Di Canio, Paul Merson or Rafael Van Der Vaart have benefited from this technique of Redknapp.

In the 2002-2003 season, Redknapp led Portsmouth in the First Class of England. One day, captain Merson came and asked for permission to Redknapp for him to go to the clinic to check for alcoholism and gambling. Merson did not do that, but went to Barbados to relax. He thought that he had surpassed the coach, but a friend of Redknapp saw Merson in Barbados. When returning to England, Merson's skin tanned even in January. But instead of punishing the captain, Redknapp ignored it. Merson scored 12 goals for Portsmouth that year and helped the team to the Premier League. Two years later, Redknapp told Merson that he had known for a long time.

Gini Wijnaldum is an important position in the two titles above of Liverpool. In the summer of 2016, he refused Tottenham to move to Liverpool, after a conversation with Klopp. Compared to Mauricio Pochettino, Klopp not only talks football with Wijnaldum. He cares about his personal life. He not only asked about "midfielder" Wijnaldum, but also wanted to understand how "boy" Wijnaldum ".

Players and coaches when not on the pitch, will communicate with each other like ordinary people. Klopp wants to understand the life of students, helping the conversations between teachers and students more open. "Klopp improves the player's ability to play on the field, and brings confidence to the player in the field," Wijnaldum said. "Klopp's approach is different from what I had experienced before. He never scolded or angry when I made a mistake, but only crazy if I didn't dare to do things I was good."

Professor Sophia Jowett of Loughborough University has summarized Klopp's approach into four criteria: close, dedicated, mutual and oriented. The closeness is expressed in the way the two teachers and students share with each other personal life. The dedication comes from challenging training sessions with the player. The mutual support and the orientation of revealing based on the same views between the two teachers and students. They not only talk like teachers and students, but as friends.

Professor Jowett talked to many people about these four factors. She summarized that they create a relationship that is both positive, effective and harmonious. From there, teachers and students will understand each other's needs, and towards common goals.

Klopp's closeness is also reflected in the hugs for the player. In theory, when the two hugs, the brain will stimulate the body to produce hormone oxytocin, also known as "love" hormone. Klopp's hug helps players feel more comfortable in the body.

But Klopp's method is not effective for all. Steven Gerrard is said to be the most successful under Rafa Benitez, with the title of Champions League and FA Cup. Many people will think these two teachers are close, but the reality is contrary. "Benitez's coldness made me desire to show praise," Gerrard said.

Gerrard is ready to call any of his previous coach, except Benitez. The culmination of the career of both is the Champions League 2005 championship in Istanbul, but they are not in harmony with each other. Personally, Gerrard likes a lovely coach like Gerard Houlier or Brendan Rodgers. But in football, Gerrard is not afraid to work with the coach to be colder. Indifferent people like Benitez or Fabio Capello sometimes create greater success for the team.

Former striker Jon Stead was approached in the same way from coach Mark Hughes, when they worked together in Blackburn season 2004-2005. Under Graeme Souness, Stead started like a dream with six goals in 13 matches. But when Hughes replaced Souness, Stead suffered. "Hughes is not an unpleasant person, but I can't understand him," he said.

Stead likes an open and honest coach. If he did not understand what the coach was thinking, or he was not answered by him, he would feel many problems. Hughes learned the management methods from Alex Ferguson, when he was a Man Utd player. But Hughes's method is not effective with Stead. The striker only scored two goals in 36 matches under Hughes.

Wayne Rooney had a good relationship with Ferguson, but sometimes he was also brought out to set an example for the whole team during recess. "Ferguson did that to me to give a message to another player," Rooney revealed. "I did the same with Ryan Giggs. And after the match, I will go to my seat in the car to beat one into my head. That's the way he has erased the previous story."

Adams also used the same technique to stimulate midfielder Danny Cullip during Brighton. He once loudly, but turned his back on Cullip: "You guys hear. We have to score four goals to win, because we cannot rely on defenders like this." Adams's words made Cullip more excited and determined in the match.

When Terry had to take a break from a training session, Mourinho would come but did not say anything to him. He went through his treatment table as if no one was there. "I am the captain of Chelsea, and waited for a brush from the teacher," Terry said. "But that's not that. I just talked to the doctor, and asked: 'How long?' ".

The approach of Benitez, Ferguson or Mourinho is different, but all have the same purpose. The sports psychologist Dan Abrahams explained: "They all create a challenging atmosphere, with high expectations."

In essence, Mourinho creates a highly challenging environment, helping players are always ready to face challenges. He will tell the student: "This is my philosophy and method of competition. You can follow or not. If not, you will be eliminated."

Abrahams said that Mourinho's approach was more risky for contemporary players, and could not stand such an atmosphere after a few years. The player today is raised in another environment, not as harsh as the previous generation. This expert advises Mourinho to reduce the level of challenges with the player, and understand the personal needs of each student.

The coach was successfully based on the talents of the players in the squad. But more importantly, those players must be determined and dedicated to the team, for the coach. There is no perfect method to create relationships with the players. Each coach needs its own plan for each student, right from the moment they first met. But even if there is an appropriate method, the coach will fail if there is an external factor.

The coach can hardly create a good relationship for a long time with the player. Sometimes there will be external factors, such as the pressure to win three points, money and personal reputation. At that time, claiming to be inevitable. It was when Abrahams believed that the relationship between the coach and the player in the long run would be like marriage, rather than friends. They do not need to always like each other, but need to understand and commit for a common purpose, not just for themselves.

But as Adams said, the best players are ready to enter this marriage, if the coach brings success for them. "Don't think that every player likes the coach, because it is impossible," Adams emphasized. "The players trusted the coach because he brought achievements. I had the trust of the player when he had helped the team to promote four times. But I'm not sure they like me. I can only guarantee that that They respect me ".