Swiss coach says his team has "zero chance" against Canada

[Bures Elbow]

Someone needs to add his post game interview today to this thread.

It was absolutely hilarious, he went all out in saying all Switzerland can do is "hold on" and "Canada does everything better"

"what do you want me to say?!?!"

He must have been attempting gamesmenship to motivate his players but it was mental to listen to.

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[Canada Drai]

Must See: Brutally honest - Swiss coach expects Canada to dominate his team


I think it's great. Some might see it as bad for morale.

 

[bring back the jets]

He could at least give the kids some hope. It even seemed like the reporters were actively trying to give him opportunities to say something positive and he just blew those questions off. I'm all for taking away the pressure and being realistic but you still gotta shoot for the stars.

 

[The Noot]

Blatantly honest, but he's not entirely wrong.

It's one of our weaker teams recently and even with Hischier etc it would be quite the upset if they managed to get a win.

Not exactly a good statement for the morale of the team, I guess.

 

[JackSlater]

Mind games I assume. Better than the generic answers that 99% of people involved in hockey usually give.

 

[habsterr]

Love his answer. Straight up and honest instead of the usual.

 

[Section88]

Sometimes its better to just be honest lol

 

[albator71]

I agree with him, he's right everyone knows thats!!!
I like him, telling it like it is.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

If it wasn't already clear to his team, they now know they are the underdogs.

It can't hurt their chances if they come out pissed.

 

[me2]

Zero chance? No team in a competition like this has zero chance. It might be near zero but upsets still happen occasionally. 2006 Olympics?

 

[Zybalto]

Well, Canada is going to be an upgrade on the Czech team they just faced and I'm not sure how the score was so close in that game.

1/100 chance?

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

Smart way to get his own team motivated while also shifting all of the attention onto himself so they can just go out and play.

 

[agent082]

1/100 chance?

At least this. Maybe even 1/80.

 

[Not Sure]

pressure, what is this word pressure.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

He's probably being honest, but I think he's trying to accomplish two other things:

-Set expectations low and puts pressure on Canada, i.e. they are the underdogs.
-Get his team fired up

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Not the worst thing a coach can say to the media. Some teams need to have the pressure gone.

 

[El Travo]

"We just gotta play our game. Get 4 lines banging. Make sure to get pucks deep and........win some hockey games."

What he was expected to say.

 

[BM14]

 

[Langdon Alger]

Mind games I assume. Better than the generic answers that 99% of people involved in hockey usually give.

No, I don’t think it was mind games. I think he was just being completely honest.

 

[Blender]

Just saw the comments. That was awesome.

 

[Canada4Gold]

"Canada how how many 1st round picks?"
"Seven"
"Seven? and the rest 2nd round picks, except that 4th round pick who's played the most NHL games. Oh, we have a 4th round pick too...and the rest undrafted"

That was without a doubt my favorite part, the way he starts off about their 4th round pick as if he was sarcastically bragging. Definitely not good to put his team down like that, but it was quite funny.

 

[tntkid]

A coach is supposed to motivate their team and not tell them they have no chance and that it is a guaranteed loss.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

A coach is supposed to motivate their team and not tell them they have no chance and that it is a guaranteed loss.

What if that's what he's trying to do by saying that?

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Canada vs the Swiss....

Yeah always goes so well. This guy doing the jinx.

Gonna be a close game and potential heartbreaker for Canada IMO.

They always bring 100% vs Canada for some reason and it's kind of annoying, but fully expected by me at this point.

 

[jvr32]

He's a bit too brutal to my taste. At some point it starts to wear down on the players. I saw him constantly berate his players on the bench after goals conceded. This would be funny as an act, but I'm not sure I'd like to work for him at least for a long time.