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World Service,12 Sep 2025,23 mins

How much emotion should a football manager show?

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From Diego Simeone’s expressive touchline antics to Ruben Amorim not being able to watch his team’s penalty shootout, football managers aren’t ones to shy away from showing their emotion. But how do managers manage their emotions and can a manager show too much? Former Brentford and Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton joins Lee James to share what it’s like as a manager in those situations and how managers have to manage their emotions – including ahead of a big game like the Old Firm when he was Rangers boss. BBC’s chief football news reporter Simon Stone offers insight as a reporter on the other side of the microphone including some of the most emotive managers he’s had dealings with.

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