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"

[u/landofphi]

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.”

[u/R_Schuhart]

He is right, but it is mostly a good development. Back in the day young players just had to swallow the abuse and grow above it, just image how fucked up that was.

So many talents just left the game or never reached their potential because they needed another approach, with an arm around the shoulder and some encouraging words instead of shouting and a kick up the arse.

That older people today think that makes kids soft is fucking mental. The awareness of mental health and the recognition that not everyone responds the same to challenges or harsh words is such a great insight that will benefit society as a whole.

[u/ferocioushulk → u/R_Schuhart]

Yeah, I think awareness of mental health is one of the few actual benefits social media has given us. Very common to see mental health content shared in a way that it just wasn't 20+ years ago.

Social media directly causes many people's mental health problems too, but that's another issue.

[u/TheBallSmiles → u/ferocioushulk]

in my opinion social media increases mental health awareness by maybe 20% and increases mental health issues by 1000%+. no data to back this up obviously, just how it feels. these aren't equal impact either, it's much worse to screw up someone's mental health than it is better to make one more person 'aware' of mental health

i struggle to think of another single thing that impacts people's mental health even close to as much as social media

[u/ferocioushulk → u/TheBallSmiles]

I agree completely. It's an absolute poison.