Smeth Dan is spot on from what i have been told, we were happy for him to go as to him it was the Sarmiento project.
Corberan is very much about the team, everythng is geared up to suit that, every player knows his job and what is expected to the finest detail, there is no organ grinder and monkey, he expects players to do both.
We were / are limited who we could get financially but had a good relationship with Brighton due to the Clarke and Molumby deals, they wanted him to get game time and play for a team instead of himself, we saw a very creative player who it was hoped could keep that creativity and be moulded into a team player.
However it became clear that after half a season that nothing was really going to change, he wasnt lazy but didnt fully buy into what CC wanted, he wanted to produce the odd bit of magic and be the hero, had he stayed he would of been very much an impact sub / odd start so a deal was agreed with Brighton to cut the loan short.
As for CC he is very clear what he expects, i was told when Mowatt first joined apparently he was a bit too over confident, he was (as of then) one of our best paid players and he was Ismaels main man, he wasnt disliked but rubbed people up the wrong way, but since he came back from Middlesboro he has grown up a lot.
CC told him what was expected preseason both on the pitch and in the dressing room if he wanted to play and Mowatt completely brought into it, he is now an important player and very popular with his team mates and a decent bloke.
Bartley was similar, apparently if he was having a bad day at training then everyone was made to suffer, CC picked up on it straight away and told him the same as he did Mowatt and again he is now influential for right reasons.
Diangana was more about work rate and desire, again told if he wanted to play he couldnt just do the fancy stuff, he brought into it and similar to Mowatt and Bartley is now a first team regular.
I know this isnt the Corberan thread but just giving examples from what i have been told as to why Sarmiento left early.
He is supposedly very intense (that comes across on matchdays!) but he isnt pally or overfriendly with the players, he is very demanding and so there can be no excuses or misunderstanding, Hefele and one of the other coaches are more the jokers and go between but basically you do it Carlos's way or you dont play!
