Al dente
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- Sep 11, 2019
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i agree with this. One of the things that disturbs me about the English situation is that there is no motivation for him to bring intensity every week. If you know you wont be dropped no matter what, you will consciously or unconsciously coast from time to time. There's no negative punishment for poor performance and reduced positive reinforcement for good performance (keeping your spot or earning it back). this cant be ideal for development.I get your point but there are absolutely double standards. English’s stretch in the middle of this year contained 3 of the worst games I’ve ever seen at any level. Not only was a he a non-factor, his inability to play his own position cost us the use of a good midfielder who had to ruck in his absence. Yet English was never dropped, let alone banished
He is also the only player in the team (and possibly the AFL) for whom the rules/ consequences of form and effort don't apply.