WEST BROM MANAGER Tony Pulis has warned James McClean to cool his behaviour after the fiery Irish winger sparked a melee against Watford last weekend.
McClean’s challenge on Roberto Pereyra led to ugly scenes near the end of the Baggies’ 3-1 win at the Hawthorns on Saturday.
Pereyra was dismissed six minutes from time but both clubs were subsequently charged by the FA for “ failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.”
McClean has now been booked six times so far this season and Pulis says he’s had a conversation with the Derryman about keeping his emotions under wraps.
“I think James has got to control himself and he understands that,” Pulis said.
“Sometimes he does live on the edge but that’s the player he is and the person he is. He’s a fantastic lad and he’s competitive — and you want him to be — but he’s got to realise there is a line that you draw and sometimes he goes very close to that line. Does it take stuff away from him?
“It might do, I’m not sure. But I’ve spoken to him quite a few times about getting too close to that line. As I keep saying, he’s a fantastic lad and a good lad around the place. He’s very well liked. The perception of him outside the club is different to what people inside the club who know him well think.”
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Would love to see him in a Director of Hurling type role. His philosophy on the game and the type of hurling he preaches is exactly where the game needs to be moving.
Nice touch from the Tipp County Board in the way they thanked their man, Cork CB please take note for future statements
Found O’Shea and his players to be very humble in their defeat, the spread was 5 or 6 points. Would be a great for a weaker county if they could snap him up, Laois or Offaly springs to mind.
Laois already have one of the best managers in the game. They might not have the players but that ain’t the manager’s fault.
Laois have the players……but Laois style of play is extremely bad and serious.
Is quite a statement, don’t normally see these things go so ‘passionate’. He did seem to come across in interviews that he was thinking deeper about how he wanted things to be played. In terms of trophies he won’t go down as ‘an all time great’ manager, but if you believe the statement the foundations for success are built, he might get more praise if the trophies start to flow
2 all Ireland’s we won in 14 years! bad tour around for a talented squad
Séamus Callanan’s post-match reaction last Sunday suggesting Tipp’s players would ‘die on the field’ for O’Shea.
Callanan had explained how the NUIG Professor was much more than just a hurling manager to the group.