There are coaches that have no fear of saying what is really on their minds. Journalists tend to view these coaches as the enlightened of their profession. Arsene Wenger, Arsenal's manager, has a professorial image that he maximizes to get his points across. The legendary Brian Clough was refreshingly blunt. Germany's Christoph Daum developed his own aura as the Zen coach, providing an impression that he owned a secret that set him apart.
Nervous laughter provides the latter with a crutch.
Tommy Docherty, who managed a dozen or so clubs in Great Britain, made after-dinner speaking a career when he ran out of teams. Miami Fusion head coach Ray Hudson is a hoot. Ray Hudson is MLS' most charismatic head coach. If Tommy Docherty needs some new material, he should hang out with Hudson. The man is a walking quote machine.