article_snippet.sent: This was an opportunity to point out how important it is to follow the coach’s direction.
article_snippet.sent: At whatever level it’s always important to have all your players going in One Direction.
article_snippet.sent: Just like the band, if you’ve got one person wanting to go a different way, do a different thing, something is going to crack and the team ethic and unity will be broken.
article_snippet.sent: At the business end of the season, it is so important that the team ethic and unity are working as a team.
article_snippet.sent: People have to do People jobs; defending set plays, defensive shape when you’re attacking, working up and down the pitch.
article_snippet.sent: You need good captains and leaders within your group.
article_snippet.sent: Having good players in your first team is obviously vitally important.
article_snippet.sent: But the players out of your first team, on THE PERIPHERY, can lose you matches.
article_snippet.sent: The man-management of the players out of the team on the edge of your first team is crucial and the skills needed the skills do not teach you on the UEFA Pro Licence or courses put on by the Football Association.
article_snippet.sent: Players on the periphery can make the difference between winning and losing.