Top five football manager rants

By Liam Apicella, Features Editor | 09 March 2014

As Tim Sherwood pulled no punches after Tottenham Hotspur's 4-0 loss at Chelsea, here are five other managers who have ranted on camera.

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Tim Sherwood didn't hold back in his criticism of his Tottenham Hotspur players following their 4-0 defeat to London rivals Chelsea last night.

The 45-year-old claimed that there was a "lack of characters" in his squad, while also admitting that Spurs were "miles behind" in the race for a Champions League place.

Of course, Sherwood is not the first football manager to have had a rant in front of the television cameras and journalists. Below, Sports Mole has picked out five other bosses who have aired their frustrations in a way that has caused both shock and amusement.

1. Ian Holloway
While Sir Alex Ferguson remained relatively composed during the Wayne Rooney transfer request saga of 2010, Holloway, then in charge of Blackpool, didn't hold back. It was obviously a scenario that angered the Bristolian, who informed everybody involved that they were "wrong" and compared Rooney to a house.

2. John Sitton
Why Sitton agreed to have this particular half-time team talk filmed, only he knows. He had seen his side let in three goals against Brentford and wasn't about to hold back during the 15-minute interval. He threatened some players with the sack, while he also offered to fight others, bizarrely saying: "You can bring someone else to help you, and you can bring your f***ing dinner.

3. Kevin Keegan
As the 1995-96 campaign progressed, the pressure started to take its toll on Keegan. His side had thrown away a 12-point advantage to Manchester United and after some mind games from Ferguson, the Newcastle boss embarked on his "love it" tirade during an interview with Sky Sports in the final week of the season.

4. Paolo Di Canio
With his Swindon Town side beating Huddersfield Town 1-0, Di Canio was sent to the stands by the match official. After the final whistle, the fiery Italian had still not calmed down, having insisted in no uncertain terms that he would not change his behaviour on the touchline for anyone.

5. Rafael Benitez
Just as he had done with Keegan in 1996, Ferguson got under the skin of his Liverpool counterpart Benitez during the 2008-09 title race. When asked for his reaction to Man United manager's recent comments, the Spaniard pulled a piece a paper from his jacket and proceeded to read out a host of "facts".