Tony Pulis: “Alan will have more control than people think – with technology today you can always have your finger on the pulse.
“If he is watching the game from afar, as long as he has contact – which he will have with the coaching staff – then I am sure they would have sorted that.
“You want to be there, in the thick of the action when all the preparation finishes, and you want to be there with the players when you can.
“There are a lot of managers who sit on the bench and they don’t move. There are others, and I am one of them, who get really involved in the game.
“It is horses for courses. Is there a right way, is there a wrong way? No, there is not.
“Telling people who haven’t managed what it’s like is like telling a woman what it’s like to have a baby. You don’t understand.
“I do get involved in the game on a match day.
“You obviously want to be there and in the thick of the action, but as a manager you don’t make a mistake, you don’t make a bad pass.
“So you have to control your emotions in some way.
“You do that personally and be strong. I have done stupid things, most managers have.
“You look back at yourself, and you can get embarrassed sometimes by the action you’ve taken, but you are involved emotionally and so desperate for your team to win, for your team to play well and for the supporters of your football club.”