On Tim Sherwood’s managerial debut as Tottenham Hotspur interim boss, he turned away from the field of play, spinning in one fluent twirl to unleash a tirade upon the fourth official.
Sam Allardyce, into his second decade as a top flight coach by that point, watched on from the opposite dugout as West Ham United’s manager. Before letting out a meaty chuckle, he bellowed: “You’re getting the hang of it!”
In the heat of a match, managers often let their emotions spill over. Unlike their players, coaches were formerly exempt from the same public punishments of yellow and red cards. Instead,…
