No way would bosses swap their hot seats for the comfort zone

NO other job in football carries the stress and anxiety of a manager.

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From Ruben Amorim to Nathan Jones, we've seen that pressure bubble to the surface this week.

And the business end of the season does strange things to the psyche and demeanour of bosses feeling the heat.

Amorim's admission that Manchester United's Premier League results on his watch have been "embarrassing" and questioning whether they are ready for Champions League football next season, may have been honest.

But some things in football are best left unsaid, or kept behind closed doors.

Whether you are a head coach answerable to a director of football, or a manager in charge of the whole football operation, you are the face of a club.

When things are going well, you take the plaudits. When they go badly, you take the responsibility.

If you blame others before you have looked in the mirror, maybe self-awareness is not your strongest suit.

Amorim's public statements were no doubt fuelled by raw emotion. But it has reached the stage where the only language United fans want to hear is the vocabulary of a winner.