What else would you call a player who is high maintenance besides "high maintenance"?...
...and what is wrong with a player who is "high maintenance" finding out that is what his coach thinks about him?
When Mitch Krenk and one of his buddies were struggling to stay on the team in their early years, they decided that they couldn't afford to be "high maintenance" and in fact had to be "no maintenance" unless the staff figured that they just weren't worth the effort. Both stayed on the team and saw playing time.
What else would you call a high maintenance player? How about nothing while a reporter is there with the intent of writing about the meeting.
Exactly.