toffeejack
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Fulham rationale aside? That was the best part wasn't it?
How to build confidence? Hummm....
I think if I could truly answer that I'd probably make a mint in the self-help industry! But I'll have a stab nethertheless!
I think confidence is something that needs to be given. By fans, managers, teachers, parents, and everyone alike, though thats not to say it should be bestowed upon people who are basically talentless! I mean telling me I am a good musician will not make me one!
But as an example look at Salah.
He was going through a major goal drought, and crisis in confidence recently. We would have lost against them had that not been the case. But Klopp put his trust in him, knowing it was a confidence problem (as oppose to Salah simply not being good enough) and eventually it paid off.
Solskjaer right now at united, is dropping players like Lukaku when they have bad games, and then bringing them back again, as soon as he realizes that the alternative is even worse! Terrible message to send to the players, especially as he is picking players less deserving.
You can't treat players, and centre forwards especially, like this, and expect good results. Because they will always be thinking somewhere, as they go through on goal, if I miss this chance, I'm out!
If a forward goes through, and thinks it doesn't really matter (of course it always matters) if he misses or not, that the manager will still back and believe in him, I truly believe he'll be more likely to relax, and do well (IMO).
Because confidence really is something that builds up, and up, and up, to the point were the next chance you have, is not really all that significant (eveybody knows I am great, and will support me, even if I miss). It's only when you've missed the last sixteen chances, that it almost gurantees you will miss the next one!
A good manager IMO will take some of this pressure from off of a players shoulders, by demonstrating to the player that- you are the best player I have in this position, and that your position (at least for the foreseable future) is secure. Give it to get it, I guess you could say!
Same with the manager in a wider sense too though, in relation to the fans.
After all who of us, could truly work to the best of our ability, if terrified at every moment of a public, and truly ignominious dismissal?
Klopp was hardly going to drop salah for origi. There's faith and then there's "having absolutely nobody to turn to so you have to pursist with that player"
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