It's no surprise that some of the players have been demotivated since LW left. I cast my mind back to the first video of SM and his helpers running a training session, and I remember wondering then how the players (especially the more experienced ones) felt about the shouts of guidance and encouragement from folk with such uninspiring track records and lightweight personalities. It's how professional football works... players don't usually openly rebel against the managers that are foisted on them, they just go with the flow. The end result is there for all to see though. I didn't think it at the time, but now I'm wondering how much better it would have been if they'd just given JOB the job.