If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.
Praise behaviour that you want repeated
Motor cut. Forced landing. Hit cow. Cow died. Scared me.
I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.
Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.
I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.