Mr Motivator may damage former club; NFL.

MIKE SINGLETARY, linebacker, was the face of the Chicago Bears for 12 seasons, writes Simon Milham.

Tonight Singletary, head coach, will aim to give the Bears' playoff hopes a major dent when he faces his former club on the opposite sideline.

The San Francisco 49ers chief has insisted that he feels no particular emotions about facing the Bears.

"I'm just excited for the game," Singletary said. "But I do not feel emotions outside of the emotions that I have for facing any other team."

However, he will surely be determined to beat the team that turned him down when he decided to go into coaching.

Singletary inspires and instils discipline and how the Bears wish they had Mr Motivator.

Those who watched Chicago lose to Arizona on Sunday would have noticed plenty of indiscipline; several players not fulfilling their gap assignments, interspersed with sloppy tackling.

The 49ers have lost their last four games in spite of a talented offence that includes Frank Gore in the backfield and superb tight end Vernon Davis. Another defeat will severely hamper their own play-off hopes.

This could be a pivotal moment for Singletary's men.

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