Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher admits he will have to modify his ultra-competitive on-field attitude if he eventually decides to go into management.
The 33-year-old still has more than a year left on his current deal at Anfield but has long been linked with a move into coaching.
Carragher, the club's second highest appearance-maker with 667, is playing under his fifth Liverpool manager in Kenny Dalglish and accepts he has learned much from all of them.
He does not know what sort of boss he would make should he decide to take the plunge when he eventually does retire from playing, only that he will have to be a lot calmer.
"I probably wouldn't be able to lose my temper as much as I do on the pitch," said the centre-back.
"Managers these days don't really lose their temper too much, it's the way the modern manager is.
"I'd imagine if Kenny wasn't happy about something he just wouldn't pick you, I suppose that's the best way because sometimes it doesn't matter how much you shout.
"He is very easy going, which is maybe different to other managers I've worked under.
"They had their own styles, which again I've learned from in different ways.
"Every manager does it his own way and Kenny is an individual - he has a sense of humour and he wants that to rub off on his players.
"What it boils down to is success. If you win, it's the right way and if you don't it's looked at as being the wrong way.
"There is no set pattern to being a manager and any player will tell you that they take little things from every manager or coach you play for.
"But when you get into a job like that you only learn from your mistakes - the more experience you get, the better you get in dealing with situations.
"However, until it happens it is not something I'm really thinking about."
Recently Carragher has been focused more on helping teenage defenders John Flanagan and Jack Robinson settle into the first team after injuries forced them to be fast-tracked from the reserves.
It has been an easier job than he could have expected as both, particularly Flanagan who has featured in the past six matches, have not looked out of place.
That points to a healthier future not only for the first team but the academy, from where Carragher himself graduated.
"What Flanno has done is to give everyone at the academy and club generally a lot of hope," he added.
"Supporters want to see local lads progress but more importantly for the lads hoping to progress they now think 'Well, Flanno's done it, so can I'.
"He's in the team on merit now and has shown he is capable of playing out of his comfort zone (at left-back against Newcastle and Fulham)."
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