Jussi
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Jortsu made the right decision leaving, that much is clear especially after reading why he quit. If he was that unmotivated, why did he agree to do it in the first place? He was unable to connect with the players and according to him, there was 'an issue with egos' on the team.
The truth is that teenagers these days aren't the way they were 20 years ago, and the so-called egos can and must be controlled by the coaches (aside from the ones that threaten to kill the coach or pull other similar stupid stunts). Jortsu wasn't able to adapt to the requirements of modern coaching.
I look forward to seeing how JJ decides to handle Laine, assuming he becomes a viable option for the team.
He was motivated but he ran out of it.
In the Iltalehti interview he said that the's been out of Finland for so long that he didn't know the players. He didn't know who was "soft" and who was "tough". He had to rely on the word of other too much. I'd imagine that's why he was also complaining about the shorter preparation time. I don't buy the "failed to adapt to requirements of modern coaching" exactly since he coached the U-20 team as recently as 2010.