Every team he has managed have a strong identity and mirror his philosophy and, as a player and budding coach, I admire that
Match day four of our debut Premier League season at Brighton and on Saturday we’re up against what is widely known in football as a “Tony Pulis team”. For some that reference to West Bromwich Albion and their manager is not a positive one. For me, however, it’s about as great an accolade as it gets for a football coach.
Why? Last week I discussed teams changing system and identity from game to game and the lack of consistency in terms of performance you risk from that. It’s something you can never level at a “Tony Pulis team”.
Related: Tony Pulis: ‘You get pigeonholed. You accept it or fight it. I’ve accepted it’ | Daniel Taylor
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