Agree. If you say 'pleased' or 'thrilled' 90% of the time they're going to get complacent. Just leave it blank, if they have a rating that high they're already motivated, else just check the motivation of the squad, which is what you should base team talks on, NOT rating.i never ever really say im "pleased or excited" cause as soon as i do, 10/10 times they always play badly! i never praise them at half time, always encourage if leading 1-0 or drawing, alot of anger when they play like **** and faith in ability if they young and are just below 7, dissapointing if between 6.1-6.6 and if someone is on 7.7 or over i praise them!
praising always gets me into trouble during match, i always always praise them after the match though!