5 of the most intense managers on the touchline

Managers in the modern game have a difficult task on their hands handling the football club, the players, the fans and the media in its many forms. Most of the world's top managers are so dedicated and passionate about the game that their antics on the touchline help motivate their players but comes across as intense to the viewer.

While that is only one method of getting through to the players, managers also have to keep their sense of calm to a certain degree or risk getting penalised for their actions.

Here we profile five managers in the game who are considered to be the most intense coaches on the touchline in modern day football.

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#5 Paolo di Canio

Former Sunderland manager Di Canio celebrates a goal

Former Swindon Town and Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio was one of the most intense managers in world football on the touchline. The Italian was feared by his players who claimed the manager didn't like the players smiling whilst training. Di Canio was the manager of the Black Cats for a single season in 2013 and hasn't taken up a managerial role since.

Before his move to the Stadium of Light, Di Canio was in charge of Swindon for two seasons and guided the club to a promotion to League 1, before resigning due to the lack of financial funds available to retain players.

Di Canio was a feisty character on the touchline and has been sent to the stands on numerous occasions in addition to getting into a pitch-side altercation with his own players. The former West Ham United and Juventus player, Di Canio was a fierce footballer during his day but was also very skilful and technically gifted.

#4 Antonio Conte

Conte guided Chelsea to a league title in his debut season

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is another intense Italian manager on the touchline, shouting out instructions to his players for every minute of the ninety. A hands-on style manager, Conte guides his players through every pass, move and break, barking orders from pitch-side.

With the manager focusing predominantly on player positions, Chelsea players are constantly reminded of their defensive duties during a game. Former Italy and Juventus manager, Conte also celebrates every goal for the club with great passion and joy.

Chelsea's lone striker in the squad, Alvaro Morata has recently been on the receiving end of some stick from his manager, for not conducting his defensive duties during important matches. This resulted in the player being left out of the starting eleven in the following games.

Conte is a very demanding manager and is very intense with his squad of players who could benefit from his style of animated management.

#3 Jurgen Klopp

Klopp giving Mourinho a piece of his mind

Jurgen Klopp is one of the most intense, animated figures in world football. The German is fierce and demanding of his players to throw in the kitchen sink and play a high tempo game from start to finish. Klopp revels in the thrills and spills of the game and claimed he loses control of himself in the heat of the moment and fails to control his emotions.

His celebrations are a passionate display of emotions while his instructions to some of his players are equally intense and fired at the intended player. A top manager, Klopp is an attacking minded tactician with a great passion for high octane football.

While he claims his relationship with his players and love for the game are the reasons for his intense behaviour on the touchline, the former Dortmund and Mainz manager will always be remembered for his antics on pitch-side and the style of football he conducts.

#2 Diego Simeone

Atletico Madrid manager Simeone in delight after a win

Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone has been a fiery character during his playing career in midfield and as a manager on the touchline. His passion and involvement from the touchline were unparalleled in the world football at one point in time, as he paraded up and down his technical area in every game the club played, whether it was a friendly or a cup final.

Diego Simeone has been sent into the stand numerous times in his career with altercations with his opposing manager, the referee and the opposition players at times. A fiery football man, Simeone was a similar figure during his playing days, intense and eager to win a football game at all costs.

The Argentine is a defensive minded manager who sets his teams up to be devasting on the counter-attack. A smart manager with great ability to scout talent, Simone has a close connection with his team and is very animated during the 90 mins, barking instructions and trying to keep his players focused.

#1 Gennaro Gattuso

AC Milan manager furious with a call in a Serie A game

Milan's new boss is a former legendary club midfield general, Gennaro Gattuso. One of the so-called hard men of Italian football, Gennaro Gattuso was a firebrand of a footballer during his playing days, lunging into every tackle and loose ball like it was his last. It is this same drive and determination and intensity that he has transferred to his players at Milan, ushering in a new era at the club.

Gattuso is an intense man when it comes to football and demands a certain frame of mind, focus and drive from his players. The Italian World Cup winner has restabilized the club since his appointment and brought back the intensity that was lacking at Milan.

The former defensive midfielder still has a lot of work to bring back the club back to its glory days although the foundation for their rise is being laid for all to see this season under Gattuso who could be in charge of the club for a long time to come.