There have been managers whose half-time talks have reduced stubble-chinned central defenders to dribbling wrecks; those who have blistered the paint on the dressing room wall with their invective and then swiftly applied a fresh undercoat of cheese and pickle sandwiches.
Jean Tigana, on the other hand, apparently prefers to say nothing, rien. The Fulham manager, by all accounts, is a dignified sort of character, a real gentleman.
Mind you it is easy to be dignified when your team keeps winning. Wait until you are near the bottom of the First Division table, your chairman is giving you grief, some of the fans are not being at all gentlemanly - then see how difficult it is to maintain your equilibrium.
As the wider debate drones on about whether the Football Association should appoint an Englishman as the next coach of the national team, a pair of studious Frenchmen are putting the case strongly for a change of emphasis.
While Adam Crozier and his working party continue to cast covetous glances in the direction of Arsenal's Arsene Wenger, his compatriot down by the Thames is also winning admirers with every succeeding Fulham victory. Their latest, a thoroughly convincing 3-1 win over Palace, stretches their winning sequence to 11 and if ever a club looked certain for promotion, even at this early stage, it is Fulham.
According to captain Chris Coleman, Tigana's team talk is non-existent, his half-time lecture equally short and his post-match briefing no more than a "Well done" and handshake. "He doesn't say much because he has confidence in us," said Coleman. "He's relaxed, confident and that rubs off on us. He never tells us to kick the ball away, just to keep playing."
Kit Symons is about as interested in the England coach's debate as a Welsh international from Basingstoke should be, but said: "I can't speak too highly of him. He's certainly turned this place upside down. "He doesn't shout or rave but he gets his point across. We're very fit and we're very confident. "The fitness trainer we have here is terrific. He works us hard but the strange thing is that we rarely come off the training pitch really knackered. It's a very thoughtful programme and it's all very relevant."
Whatever Tigana's formula, it is working like a dream. His team's movement is a pleasure to.
"We're so well looked after here," admitted Coleman. "Fitness trainers, doctors, dieticians, we have them all. The result is those lads who are injured usually come back quickly."
"The chairman is buzzing at the moment," confided Coleman. "He's always in our dressing room, win or lose."
It has taken more than three years, five managers, two managing directors and three financial controllers to get there. The club's ruthless streak has carried on out there on the pitch with a nice end result.
Coleman said: "Everyone is asking when the bubble is going to burst but we're playing with such confidence right now that the games can't come quickly enough.
"The manager does pick up on a few things during matches but we only spend about three minutes maximum in training, going over things. Other than that we concentrate on ourselves and our ability rather than the opposition."
So, while the Fulham bandwagon rolls steadily on, the question still remains. Do we want a Frenchman with a baguette or an Englishman with baggage as our next national coach?
We all have our opinions but as for Monsieur Jean, he, as usual, is saying nothing