10 little things that I love about football

3. A Manager’s reaction to on-field action

This is always fun, managers reacting to an on field action. My all-time favorites include Sir Alex rising from his seat for every header, Arsene Wenger’s fist pumps ( like he should be celebrating but he doesn’t know HOW), Avram Grant falling down to his knees when Chelsea reached the Champions League final.

My personal favorite, however, is Mick McCarthy’s celebration when Ireland qualified for the knock outs of the 2002 WC in the 92nd minute. Obviously, there is Jose Mourinho’s run down to touchlines of Old Trafford in 2004 when he was Porto‘s coach, a memory which still haunts every United fan. Paolo Di Canio’s celebration in the Sunderland-Newcastle derby last season was also a classic.