Tony Pulis column: Managing in an international break – and what to do when your star player does not come home
I am not sure if supporters realise, but even if players get injured in a league game before the break,…
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Tony Pulis column: ‘Howard Webb, where are you?’ – How we can stop VAR ruining football
Talking of Stockley Park, I can honestly say that place is having the biggest impact on professional football in my…
Tony Pulis column: So much for the three-year plan – what is the secret to managerial longevity?
My first chance as a manager came with Bournemouth in the summer of 1992. At first I was not thinking…
Tony Pulis column: ‘Bigger does not mean better’ – why more matches are not for the good of the game
The above approach worked well for me so, having read up about the number of soft-tissue injuries occurring now, I…
Tony Pulis column: ‘I had to put everyone on edge’ – how can managers affect a game?
After a full week of working on every player – drilling into each individual the understanding of their role in…
Tony Pulis column: Why I loved a deadline day deal
By the time today’s deadline is done, we will have seen more than £1bn spent across the 2025-26 summer and…
Tony Pulis column: Why Carrick’s coaches are more than just ‘a bunch of his mates’
Kempy was five years older and wiser than me and I valued his experience hugely. That kind of knowledge was…
Tony Pulis column: ‘Why Fletch could be just what Man Utd fans have been waiting for’
United are not the only major team to have sacked their manager this week. Christmas and early new year have…
Tony Pulis column: ‘The whole club has to work together’ – my secrets of successful man-management
I have always believed that your team’s strategy, or playing style, is determined by the quality of your players. Once…
Tony Pulis column: ‘Everyone follows fashion’ – is the Premier League better now than 10 or 20 years ago?
It is nine years since Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City and brought with him a style of play that…