Suspended Albion boss Gus Poyet has defended his behaviour.


  Poyet broke his silence over his suspension by the Seagulls for alleged multiple breaches of contract while working as a pundit for the BBC during their coverage of Uruguay's Confederations Cup defeat by Spain on Sunday night.


  Quizzed by presenter Gary Lineker, Poyet said: "Today I am the manager of Brighton. I am suspended. There are reasons. Unfortunately we cannot comment for legal reasons but this is the position, new for me. I am trying to deal with the situation the best way I can."


  Asked by Lineker if, in hindsight, he would you have done anything different, Poyet replied: "No, it's me. It's the way I am. I am a coach, an honest person.


  "I work the way I do. Everybody knows how I treat the players. Everything is there on the table, it's quite open, but again it's about an investigation going through, so we need to wait and see. I hope it's going to be resolved this week."


  The Argus revealed on Saturday that Poyet faces a disciplinary hearing with club officials on Monday.


  Poyet steered clear of criticising the club when asked if he was surprised by their stance. "I don't know all the issues," he said. "Again, it's a difficult situation for me. I think this week we are going to have news. It will be easier for everybody to talk."


  Poyet, asked by Lineker if he has any future at Albion, added: "Well I'm the manager. I was working to be a manager and I've never stopped working. That's me, I'm a workaholic, so I will try to keep working and making sure we keep getting better."