Not exact matches
The
problem with
ego defenses is that they often function in compulsive, life - constricting ways, long after the original threat is gone, rather than being temporary defenses when self - esteem is
too threatened.
But Corbett did not sell his Rangers, though his
problem then was the same as it is now: lots of stars but
too many
egos, lots of hitting but
too many slumps, big thrills and big disappointments.
^ This exactly, he's
too bent on his
ego to find the solution to his
problems.
The
problem with success, like the achievement of the invincibles, is that Wenger got
too big headed, arrogant and he thought that his
ego was enough to compete for honours, without the need of replacing the quality with quality that either left or retired from that era.
As you said, it's the
problem of talking over and refusing to listen because
egos are
too tied in with opinions to be open to other perspectives.
I'll bet that, instead, they're just trying to make ends meet, given the still - increasing overhead caused by high associate salaries, and of course there's always the
ego problem (he charges $ X, therefore I will,
too).
Sometimes the presence of
ego leads to good outcomes, as it is at least in part
ego that allows a litigator to ignore the advice of a client who may be
too close to their
problem.