Motivation or Coaching?

[RandoEFC+]

You don't make it to the top without being exceptional in both of these departments.

[Guest]

On 26/12/2018 at 16:33, Cicero said:

Mourinho at his best was a great motivator. Possibly the best in the game. 

Many would argue fergie was better

[Inverted]

The two also feed into each other in a sense.

If the players are not motivated, then you can't count on them to implement even the best tactical plan in the world. 

But having a good tactical preparation can also be a motivator in itself - if you're going up against superior opposition, then the players want to be shown a vision of how they can beat a more talented team and not just hung out to dry. 

Its a cycle imo. Well-prepared players are confident players who are then better able to implement their manager's plans in practice. 

[Honey Honey]

Brian Clough didn't believe in tactics. Then again he got drunk and took Forest down.

[ScoRoss]

Managers like Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough often went days without appearing on the pitch at the training grounds.

One man cannot be expected to have everything covered. With a whole staff working alongside them, they should be able to cover all the necessary bases. 

There is no successful manager or coaching staff who are purely one or the other and conversely there is no squad of players who are purely one way or the other.

Each player's in the squad will need a differing level of motivation or gameplanning knowledge to stimulate them before a match. Some players need only the basics, whereas some players need to mentally challenged to stop them from being bored or frustrated.