Re: If they had broken him as you say I've decided you're a parody. No human being could be this short-sighted all the time and never see anything remotely positive in anything. They turned him from a show-pony into a 20+ goal striker who will play in the Premier League next season. Aye, he must hate them.
Re: If they had broken him as you say They weren't asking him to do anything that no-one else was doing, they wanted him to play as a team player and put his undoubted skill to good use. If they actually broke him, do you think he'd have phoned Hill up after he left to thank him for what he'd done for him?
The key difference being... ...they had his best interests at heart. A footballer sliding his way out of the professional game. He had a lot to gain. Vaz Te was the product. This was training - development - of a professional athlete. Tough love. It worked. Vaz Te is thankful. In your example, the employee doesn't gain anything. He's just bullied.
Re: The key difference being... Fair play to Hillcroft, it clearly had the desired effect on Ricardo. We all saw him go from lazy show pony, to back-tracking grafter - with goals. But that sort of man-management won't work with every player. Some need an arm round them - let's hope he uses that approach too. Makes me wonder which tactic they employed with Scott Wiseman though, as it clearly hasn't worked thus far. No idea what Nicky Eaden is up to these days but KK could do worse than invite him over during pre-season and get to grips with Wiseman's game.
