Name another manager in the world who lets his players gather round and slap him on the head. You might struggle. Then again, there are few who have the attitude of Gennaro Gattuso.
'I'm not Padre Pio,' Gattuso said when he was unveiled as Milan manager back in November, comparing himself to a Saint. That much has always been true.
The Calabrian was more renowned for his snarling, bitty nature on the pitch than any huge technical ability. He once said he could not consider himself a footballer after watching Andrea Pirlo.
Or, as he put it, 'Don't talk nonsense — let's not confuse Nutella with s***'.