I have never really understood arguments to buy a player based on why they will want to do well. They are professionals and want to do well every game! The reason players blank is very rarely that they didn't have a reason to want to get returns.
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I see it as additional motivation rather than the fact that they’re unmotivated to begin with
may 15, 2025, 4:16 pm • 2 0 • view
And yet Chris wood always scores against his old teams. 😉 But yes I agree. It’s often back page headlines that mean nothing. Manager says ‘we must win this’ .
may 15, 2025, 7:28 pm • 1 0 • view
Palace assets turning up at Spurs both exact same motivation levels. I think it makes people over estimate a team like Forest at home in a derby vs Leicester who literally have nothing better to do than ruin Forest's season.
may 15, 2025, 4:45 pm • 2 0 • view
Vardy is going to give a bit more than usual in his last PL-game ever.
may 16, 2025, 4:29 pm • 2 0 • view
You reckon he hasn't been giving his all for the last decade?
may 16, 2025, 5:16 pm • 0 0 • view
I think his last game - that he chose to be GW 37 at home - ending his Leicester legacy - is something special. I also think that the best players rise to the occasion. Motivation is not permanent and for sure some games motivate more than others.
may 16, 2025, 6:18 pm • 1 0 • view
It would be interesting to see if anyone has done studies on whether such games do end up resulting in more goals.
may 16, 2025, 6:48 pm • 1 0 • view
I would almost guarantee that if they have, the answer is they don’t 😅
may 16, 2025, 7:26 pm • 1 0 • view
It’s nuanced and attributable to perceived motivations of players, end of season and players who play for clubs with no skin in the game are perhaps less motivated than they were 4 months back, injury avoidance and a nice summer off for many?
may 15, 2025, 5:24 pm • 3 0 • view
Premier League players tend to be motivated and competitive people. They've made it there where thousands haven't. They'd be competitive with each other even if it were playing "penny up the wall" for a bag of Quavers.
may 15, 2025, 4:35 pm • 2 0 • view
Well it's also about that everyone in that team will now try to do everything they can to get him on the goals. (Whether that's necessarily a positive is another question.)
may 16, 2025, 7:01 pm • 1 0 • view
Yeah, that's a factor. Wonder if the defenders also mark him more closely?
may 16, 2025, 7:03 pm • 1 0 • view
An interesting question, hadn't thought about that. They'll try double hard to wind him up, that's for sure 😂
may 16, 2025, 7:07 pm • 1 0 • view
I really hope he scores the 1 goal just to get the 200, but no more cause then I'll regret not buying him..
may 16, 2025, 7:09 pm • 1 0 • view