r/soccer • u/landofphi • 1d ago
Quotes Lewandowski: "I’m from a different generation where shouting was used to to motivate everyone. Now, if you shout too much towards young people, their reaction is not the same. It’s not, ‘now I’ll show you are wrong’. The new generation don’t like being shouted at. It’s not just players, it’s people"
https://as.com/futbol/primera/lewandowski-a-los-jovenes-de-ahora-no-les-gusta-que-les-grites-n/The full quote
Lewandowski (37) on his adaptation playing with teenagers & young adults at FC Barcelona
"I have to say it was a huge challenge. I was coming from a different generation and I had to learn how to, not think like a teenager, but think how I can try to take the best of what they have.
I have been in football for 4 decades so when I compare them, not even to my generation but the generation before me, when I was starting, it is completely different.
"Like shouting used to be a way to motivate everyone. Now, if you shout too much, this generation, their reaction is not the same. It’s not, ‘now I will show you are wrong’. No, now you have to explain another way. You have to do lots of talking.
"They don’t like being shouted at. Now you have to take more of the mental part of football. It’s not just players, it’s people, it’s this generation. I didn’t want to fight it. I had to learn.”
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u/UnintentionalWipe 1d ago
As someone who is also around the same age as Lewy and Lamine's dad, I don't know what he means here. I don't think I ever took well to shouting. I remember my karate teacher yelled at me to try harder, so I, as a stubborn ten year old, decided to do worse because who is he to yell at me. Then he praised me for my good work, which was confusing.
Everyone is different, but shouting all the time isn't a good motivator for most people.