Building team spirit is always the focal point of what I try to do as a manager. When I first went to Crystal Palace, players would finish training and then go straight home. There was no atmosphere. So we brought in a pool table and fruit machines. When players choose to spend time together, it generates a better atmosphere. The team spirit’s very important, but I don’t believe in trying to motivate the team as a team. I try to motivate the team as individuals. So I don’t give team talks. I speak to the players individually. And I try not to put too much pressure on them. I believe players perform best when they are relaxed. If they’re too tense, I can guarantee they won’t play well. I also believe in giving people autonomy (自主权) . I like all the people who work for me to be autonomous. I very rarely interfere. I feel people should be judged on their results. If they prove incompetent, then I’m incompetent if I keep on employing them. It’s like that with the team. I get criticized for not interfering during a game and making more substitutions. But I feel if I’ve chosen those eleven players to get a result, then I should leave them alone to get on with it. If I’m dropping a player from the team, I don’t feel I have to explain it to them. If they want to discuss it, I’ll say, “Come back and talk about it in a couple of days.” But I don’t try to re-motivate them. It’s up to them to have the character to fight back. I’m a great believer that almost everything you believe in life is due to your attitude. If I have a player who is magnificently gifted but has a bad attitude, I won’t waste my time on him. 1. As the manager of Crystal Palace, the writer’s focal point is to ________. A. organize different team activities B. drop bad players from the team C. motivate the team as a whole D. build team spirit 2. The writer believes that ________. A. players should be encouraged to fight back against the manager B. putting great pressure on the players helps them to play well C. interfering during a game helps calm the players D. a good atmosphere helps construct a good team 3. As a manager, the writer doesn’t do the following things EXCEPT that ________. A. he remains calm and doesn’t interfere during a game B. he talks a lot to the whole team before a game C. he puts different pressure on different players D. he is very strict with players’ private life 4. The writer is likely to employ players ________. A. who have the character to fight back B. who are gifted ones with good attitude C. who prefer to spend time with other players D. who are gifted ones although without good attitude 5. What is the main idea of this passage? ________ A. How to play football as a team. B. How to manage a football team. C. How to control football players. D. How to be a good football player.