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Old 08-27-2009, 02:42 PM   #544
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I'm kind of deriving a twisted sense of pleasure out of watching Maradonna run Argentina into the ground. The man has always been somewhat of an a$$hat and other than being Argentina's greatest player, I never got what qualified him to run a national team. Just as Michael Jordan and Ted Williams proved, being a great player does not qualify you as a great coach and leader.
Totally agree, most of the top managers/coaches have been average players, some haven't even played at the top level of football. Top of my head Brian Clough springs to mind, scored something like a goal a game before a career ending injury then became one of the great managers of all time but not many spring to mind.
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