People naturally start to float at anything in a team environment when there is a casual atmosphere and a lack of accountability.
It's not about handling it childishly like Gulutzan did. That buys you short term effort and then you've already exhausted your "limits" and guys probably stop taking you seriously.
But it's about being firm and calling a spade a spade when certain players are letting the group down. It's about not letting them off the hook when they decide to have efforts like tonight. That approach is what helps you minimize efforts like tonight.
The team needs accountability to keep them engaged.
"Always earned, never given" was the best motto this club ever had. Wish we could get back to that.
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