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Originally Posted by Trailer Fire
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Ahh, the legendary Alpo Suhonen.
That guy had one skill: he could talk himself into any job. He also coached Team Finland and has had several coaching jobs in several hockey leagues. He has also been a theater director, a writer, a gallery owner and the head organizer of a sizable jazz festival. He was pretty consistently mediocre or flat out bad at everything he did (and quite often got quickly fired), but that never stopped him from getting another gig, usually with a sizable salary. That combination of arts and sports background of course made him a TV darling as a commentator. Such an annoying windbag.
His two Swiss championships as a coach are for me the biggest proof that team success doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the skill of the head coach.