Albion boss Steve Coppell is adopting a vow of silence after biting back at some of his critics.

The Seagulls supremo, who came in for some sustained criticism during the 2-2 home draw with Burnley from some quarters, said: "I get so wrapped up in a game. Maybe I over-reacted as well."

"I suppose if I didn't react it would show I didn't care and I really do care.

"I was listening to Arsene Wenger on the telly and he said sometimes when your team is winning managing is easy. You wonder why you are being paid for doing next to nothing. The team is just rolling along and it's a piece of cake.

"Then there are other times when you are losing and the job seems impossible. I think he said you have got 15 or 20 problems on a daily basis.

"So he says that about his situation and any manager will tell you we work our hardest when the team aren't winning. You sit there and ponder every waking moment, what can I do to improve it?

"There's a great saying in life as well as football if it ain't broke don't fix it, but if it is broke you've got to fix it.

"Every permutation that was shouted at me from the terraces I have gone through. I don't need some bloke who kept shouting 'last four home games no goals' which was wrong. He must have said it about 20 times.

"You need the patience of Jobe to resist it. Someone just said something and I turned around and said 'Why is that my fault?' I shouldn't have done and afterwards I said things as well.

"It certainly doesn't help if the supporters are rollocking individual players and to be honest it doesn't help me having a go at a very small section, so I will keep my mouth shut from now on and just get on with it.

"I accept if you pay money you can say what you like. I've always said that about supporters, but in our particular situation we need every conceivable edge we can get.

"I should be more tolerant of their frustration, but I want them to know I am just as frustrated. I see players do routine things in training, then in a game situation it falls apart sometimes."