Every team I've played on has players-only meetings, players staff meetings, so this is part of the process.
If you seriously aspire to be a manager in the big leagues, there is a baseball 'book' that one must learn. Alongside that book, you must practice Spanish. Of 25 players on each roster, sometimes there are between eight and 15 players who speak Spanish.
What is the definition of the 'between player'? I have never heard of it, and I have been around for quite a few years.
You can have really good statistics, which are really good, and it's a serious advantage, but when push comes to shove, it's about players communicating and players playing together.
If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.
I could tell you that in my entire coaching career I have never talked to any player, staff member about football air pressure. That is not a subject that I have ever brought up.
Benitez is a coach with high expectations of his players, he demands a lot and I like that. He knows how to communicate with his players and he is intelligent.
To look at the players, to communicate with the players, to observe and to analyze - that's my job.
I normally talk to my players about everyday situations, and there are not really any secrets.
I speak to my players when I deem it necessary, but they are private conversations.
You need people who are vocal on the pitch to give information at different times of the game.
I remember that, often, Mike Phelan would just nip down to the touchline for a message to one or two players. It was usually just a tactical thing. But when Sir Alex comes to the touchline, all the players know that it's serious stuff.
