You Say Tough Love, I Say Assault & Battery.

Soothing a player’s ego is a tried and true way of extracting the most of his potential. A kind word here, a soothing pat there, a strange nude encounter in the shower – it all works.

And then sometimes it doesn’t, at which point it’s time for some old school tough love. A technique which this Romanian coach of unknown name and club displays on his player. Could you imagine if a little scuffle ensued between Villa and Tottenham which prompted ‘Arry to punch Jermain Defoe upside the head repeatedly? Nor I. Bless you, Eastern European football.

[Spotted on Dirty Tackle]

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