I think a lot of our younger players are quite immature and their hearts aren't really in it.
I'm on Twitter and follow a number of professional footballers...CCFC and others. The younger lads from CCFC seem to be more keen about street cred and looking cool amongst each other. I don't see enough 'That win really hurt today...we're all in this together' etc etc, but seem a lot of 'That tune is wicked blud' etc etc.
I'm not saying that they're not allowed to have fun etc on a social site, they just come across as not giving a toss.
Might just be me, but I see the likes of Barton, Wilshere, Owen, Ferdinand and even our ex-loanee Gardner seemingly gutted when they lose but nothing from our young lads (or senior for that matter). Maybe losing less frequently makes it hurt more?