Railway sleeper":1tb5j05g said:
I take your point but you could argue what was Nathan Baker's motivation to drop down the championship for the 6 seasons with Millwall or Bristol City given he played 111 games in the Premiership with Villa. I think motivation is all about getting the right sort of characters who are self motivated just to play their best whoever they put a shirt on for.
The fact that Baker has played well at Bristol City enough to stay there 5 seasons tells me he is able to drop a level and still be motivated enough to play. He proved this when he went on a loan deal to Lincoln where he played 18 matches at the beginning of his contract with Villa - he then fought his way into full Villa team not long after and went on to make 111 appearances for the VIllians.
To summise, I certainly wouldn't generalise saying players that drop down a level can't be motivated and question Nathan Bakers individual motivations were he to put on an Argyle shirt if we could afford him.
