Fletcher's charging round the pitch was because that's what we needed him to do. When he first burst in he was often deployed out wide so his role was very different, then he moved more in to a midfield 3 with scholes and keane/smith where his work rate became evident because that was what he was needed to do. Smith/Keane held, Scholes attacked when he could and Fletch went box to box, similarly when he played with Carrick and Ando. As a player in a 2 man midfield he was much more reserved as he didn't have the same capacity to hassle people as he was in a more disciplined role.
But like you said it's more of a general thing. When you're young and breaking through it's natural that you will work hard to get noticed and if you do whilst you might not become lazy or anything you might not put in as much effort. Also you have to factor in experience, as you get older you'll likely understand better when to run that extra bit. Rooney for example when he was younger although his work rate was great at times you could say he over did it and was often far too deep as a result for when we won the ball back, or in his eagerness to help out he'd give away silly fouls because he got in to positions you wouldn't want a striker to be.
I don't think an inferiority complex neccessaily means you'll work harder. Like I said as someone trying to get noticed you'll do as much as you can but in general I think most players appear to work harder because of their own choice or because part of their game is based on that stamina. I suppose you could argue that the best players can get away with doing less work but that's because you have other players who will/can pick up the slack. Ronaldo is a prime example of that. He's not lazy but he doesn't really track so others have to compensate, alternatively because he stays high it means if his team do get the ball he's in a prime position to counter. If you want to take it further, Ronaldo might not be the hardest working player on the pitch but of the pitch in training for example by all accounts he's one of the hardest workers around, does he have an inferiority complex? I doubt the likes of Park, Welbeck, Parker, Fletcher etc spend more time working on their physical/technical ability that Ronaldo.
It's natural when you're trying to make a name for yourself whether in sport or a job that you work hard, it's what you expect and what you know is expected of you. To me I don't think it really links to an inferiority complex but more about what players are willing to give and recognizing where they can maximise their contribution.
But like you said it's more of a general thing. When you're young and breaking through it's natural that you will work hard to get noticed and if you do whilst you might not become lazy or anything you might not put in as much effort. Also you have to factor in experience, as you get older you'll likely understand better when to run that extra bit. Rooney for example when he was younger although his work rate was great at times you could say he over did it and was often far too deep as a result for when we won the ball back, or in his eagerness to help out he'd give away silly fouls because he got in to positions you wouldn't want a striker to be.
I don't think an inferiority complex neccessaily means you'll work harder. Like I said as someone trying to get noticed you'll do as much as you can but in general I think most players appear to work harder because of their own choice or because part of their game is based on that stamina. I suppose you could argue that the best players can get away with doing less work but that's because you have other players who will/can pick up the slack. Ronaldo is a prime example of that. He's not lazy but he doesn't really track so others have to compensate, alternatively because he stays high it means if his team do get the ball he's in a prime position to counter. If you want to take it further, Ronaldo might not be the hardest working player on the pitch but of the pitch in training for example by all accounts he's one of the hardest workers around, does he have an inferiority complex? I doubt the likes of Park, Welbeck, Parker, Fletcher etc spend more time working on their physical/technical ability that Ronaldo.
It's natural when you're trying to make a name for yourself whether in sport or a job that you work hard, it's what you expect and what you know is expected of you. To me I don't think it really links to an inferiority complex but more about what players are willing to give and recognizing where they can maximise their contribution.
