I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.
You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.