Three P's! Public, Personal, Provocative.
Public: Does everyone on the pitch know the player is disagreeing with you?
Personal: Is the player simply disagreeing with a decision or does it escalate into comments about you as a person?
Provocative: Is the player trying to wind you up and undermine you - either by being persistent, running a distance to argue with you, swearing, or being too aggressive in the manner they argue?
0 P's = normal footballing disagreement/arguing, maybe a comment on the run is all that's needed
1 P = something you should make a point of publicly managing at the next stoppage, with the captain if necessary
2 P's = justifiable sin bin
3 P's = justifiable red card
Public: Does everyone on the pitch know the player is disagreeing with you?
Personal: Is the player simply disagreeing with a decision or does it escalate into comments about you as a person?
Provocative: Is the player trying to wind you up and undermine you - either by being persistent, running a distance to argue with you, swearing, or being too aggressive in the manner they argue?
0 P's = normal footballing disagreement/arguing, maybe a comment on the run is all that's needed
1 P = something you should make a point of publicly managing at the next stoppage, with the captain if necessary
2 P's = justifiable sin bin
3 P's = justifiable red card
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