""The head coach is always observing, not that emotionally involved on the sideline," Hurzeler said. "It's really more about overseeing things, like an analyst and making decisions from the stands. That's something that might be the future in football as well.""
""For a long time, I've seen rugby coaches analyze games from a very different perspective," he said. "I like the possibility of improving things this way. I wanted to watch the first half from the stands, and it's magnificent. It's different. I can control everything.""
The Six Nations rugby tournament runs from Feb. 5 to mid-March, prompting visible fan and viewing shifts. Several elite football managers have begun borrowing rugby coaching practices, notably observing matches from the stands rather than the sideline. Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler praised the stand-based perspective for allowing coaches to observe calmly, act like analysts and make informed decisions. Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has watched the opening 45 minutes of some home games from the stands to improve real-time analysis and make halftime talks more effective. Regulatory differences, such as Spanish dugout rules, complicate wider adoption.
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