As everyone at the bottom of the Premier League is finding out now, managing in difficult situations is not easy.
At this stage of the season, with only a handful of games to go, the pressure is on and the stakes are enormous.
Your mindset is as important as your tactics, because you have to convince everyone involved at the sharp end that your way, and only your way, is going to give the team its best chance of staying up.
When I was a manager, I believed organising and motivating players was one of my strengths.
To do that, and align every player to attaining a result at the end of each week, you have to be rock solid in your own methods and recognise good leaders lead well in these difficult moments, when players need support more than ever.
