When Roy Hodgson led the Finland national team between 2006-07, the now-Palace manager guided the country to their highest-ever FIFA ranking and being moments away from qualifying for their first major tournament: Euro 2008.
During that time, now-Norwich City forward Teemu Pukki was in his teens and playing with KTP, a team based in Kotka.
He would have been one of the millions of Finns who watched their country vie for a space on the international stage under Hodgson, and the then-60-year-old manager was well aware of the young prospect's talent.
But Hodgson departed Finland for Fulham in 2007 when Pukki was just 17 and the forward wouldn't earn his international debut until February 2009 under Stuart Baxter.