How many Egos can a team carry ?

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    Big K
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    Not sure if that is the plural of Ego, but you know what I mean. Far be it from me to suggest that a Manager or any member of his team is egotistical but the thought occurred to me that if big money signings start to proliferate there is an increased chance that team spirit which is paramount to success will be eroded.

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    happyhurling
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    Maybe the egos carry the team?

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    Manthistle
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    Strong characters are required in a dressing room, training field and on the pitch. They bring confidence which filers down to those who are less vocal shall we say so in that instance the more the merrier. However, with an ego you can get players who think they have made it before they have proven so and who don’t think they need to work as hard as they should. Plus you could get two egos in the same position competing which has the potential to be disruptive rather than creating healthy competition.

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    MacGuffin
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    Depends on what we mean by egos. In the modern game of millionaire celebrities every established player could regard himself as a star. All Star teams do not necessarily have problems and if we look to the movie industry ensemble films can have several lead actors.

    If a player thinks he’s better than he is, then its a problem in every warp of life. For United we’ve had those players in abundance.

    If the player with ego thinks he’s above criticism, then thats something for the manager to deal with, and if he can’t the manager (or player) won’t be staying long.

    The problem in my view is when a young player with ego (based on performance) conflicts with the senior player(s) whose ego is based on past performance and seniority. George Best and declining Bobby Charlton spring to mind.

    Really the manager should consider working partnerships across the field eg center defense duo, midfield duo, attacking duo. The players must work together as equals. And if they can’t ……. well one has to go.

    I wonder what prompted your post. Zlatan and Sweden possibly?

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    killyboye
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    I think you need a mix of the humble soldier and the egotistical star player. Too much either way and you risk having a team that is too weak or too fractured. Too many humble soldiers and you’ve no leaders, weak. Too many ego’s and your dressing room is fractured because no-one is wrong and equally everyone is right.
    It is a fine line and really the ego should grow with achievement and not with a big contract. The question is, is it five or six soldiers with five or six egos, or more soldiers with less egos i.e. seven soldiers and four star players.

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    Big K
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    Mac: It was the sight of Lukaku and Ibrahimovich together that prompted me to post. Undoubtedly at the end of the Busby Babes there were signs of fracture and Wilf McGuinness was a victim of player power/ego. Roy Keane was a fantastic player and leader but he must upset team spirit with his open criticism of colleagues (Managers job methinks).
    I don’t believe we have a problem and I don’t want to see one.

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    redblood
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    Hopefully Ibra is only @ OT till the end of the season!

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    MacGuffin
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    A related thought. The fear is, that egos will harm the team and thereby the performance & results. This is basically a player mental attitude issue.

    In the modern game, you’d think there would be increased focus on the mental aspects, with clubs employing “mind” trainers & training. The class of 92 were praised for their attitude. The club worked wonders with Ronnie, who was at first criticised for his attitude. We should have moved on from those times to be even better in building brains as well as bodies.

    Strange there is rarely any talk of this other than managers occassionally saying “I’ll have words with him”.

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    killyboye
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    The problem with that Mac is that if their egos are huge, they probably don’t think they need mental training…..

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