He has been helped assiduously by Cann and Mullarkey. “We go back to the Under-20 World Cup finals in Canada in 2007. Six tournaments and 150 Premier League matches together so teamwork is massively important. With the advent of the radio communication it became even more so. It can be a lonely place in the stadium. I think I am stealing Pierluigi Collina’s line there, but he did say it’s a lonely place even though you are surrounded by 70,000 people. But it’s not so lonely when you have your mates in your ear.”