Powell has mean streak

20 January 2011 11:00
New Charlton boss Chris Powell has refuted claims he is `too nice' for football management. The 41-year-old was always popular with team-mates and fans as a player but insists he can make the step up to the top job. He said: "If you have a football career for 24 years you've got to have something in your system that says `I want to play and be number one'. "You don't always have to outwardly show that but I've realised there are times as a coach that you have to show it and be a strong and forceful manager. But you have to pick and choose your moments."

Source: PA