Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Kenny Jackett has revealed that he did not feel pressure amid speculation over his job in the run-up to the Christmas period.
The Midlands side had been on a run of one league win in eight until Boxing Day, when they strung together three wins from three to lift them to 11th in the Championship table.
Jackett, who took over at Molineux following their relegation to League One in 2013, came under scrutiny for the first time in his Wolves career but admitted that he felt naturally calm throughout the criticism.
"I don't really work at my demeanour, you are what you are," Jackett told the club's official website. "I've been around long enough to know you have to be yourself. I don't consciously try to be one way or another.
"Observation is a very important part of management – I try to concentrate and observe because even a small thing can make a big difference, one move, one substitution, somebody going out of form and you make the right change, observation is a very big thing. The best managers I've worked or played for, their observation is outstanding, so maybe that affects my demeanour to a degree.
"In terms of information to the players, it's very easy to get frustrated with players, very easy, because generally pressure transfers down. Whoever I'm responsible to, i.e. the board of directors and supporters, when there's pressure put down on you, you transfer it down. Anyone in management will tell you it's not always a good thing to transfer pressure down. To instruct, rather than get frustrated, is something that experience teaches you."
Next up for Jackett and his charges is a trip to face West Ham United in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Neil Wilkes
