Dr Ed Coughlan: Are we overcomplicating and overcompensating the art of coaching football?

At what stage does paralysis from over analysis become a concern for both the coaches and the players? Is there a point when a coach feels the need to justify their role by continuously coming up with new information?

AN EVOLVING ROLE: With increasing demands on the manager, it is more likely they’ll inhabit a more director of football type role in the years ahead. Picture: Inpho/Ryan Byrne

Managers these days have more than their fair share of work to be doing.

Whether its sticking to the process or developing the culture, there’s always something that needs their attention. Not to mention the personnel in their backroom team, which in recent years have ballooned in size, and in some cases, are almost as high as the numbers of players in the squad.