Manuel Pellegrini: It’s hard to stay calm

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has joked that keeping calm in press conferences is one of the hardest parts of a manager’s job.

Manuel Pellegrini: It’s hard to stay calm

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson this week made headlines when he called a journalist “an ostrich” in a bizarre confrontation after his relegation-threatened side’s loss to Chelsea.

Pearson took exception to a question and suggested the reporter was either being “very, very silly” or “absolutely stupid”. He has since apologised but the incident has received considerable public attention and highlighted how media responsibilities are very much part of a manager’s work.

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