West Bromwich Albion assistant manager Michael Appleton is happy learning his craft from Roy Hodgson as he prepares himself for a managerial role.
The former Baggies player is hoping to one day become a full-time boss of a top flight club and says he could do a lot worse than get his education from the former Fulham and Liverpool manager.
"From a personal point of view, it is fantastic experience working with Roy and can only benefit me for the future," he said.
"He has been in the game for 35 years as a coach and manager, worked in lots of countries, and I learn every single day.
"I pick up things especially from the training situations because tactically he is very astute.
"There are certain situations where probably I would have done things differently and, when I think back to it, I say 'God, I would have got that wrong then'.
"There have been times when I might have got after players while the manager has been very calm and dealt with it in a different way and again I've thought 'that is the best way to deal with it'.
"They are the little things you learn and get an opportunity to learn. He is perfect to learn from."
