Ask most managers about the intricacies of their tactics and you are unlikely to get much in the way of meaningful insight, so guarded they can be about their plans and processes.
Ask Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton and he stands up to look for a tactics board to explain the concept in question. Alas, there was not one to hand in this particular room at The Quarters on Thursday, but gestures and gesticulation were enough to catch his drift.
The topic was "quarterback passes", the kind Barton believes have been missing from Rovers' build-up play across a three-game losing streak which has seen just one goal – a late consolation for Aaron Collins in a 5-1 defeat at Morecambe – and create precious little in the way of chances.
