Bafana Bafana's most successful coach Clive Barker has called on the South African Football Association (Safa) to set up a round table meeting with former local born national coaches as a matter of urgency.
Read the complete article here.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Banana Banana
Ok I am not normally cynical but I read a really weird comment that had been attributed to Benni McCarthy this morning. I would love to support our national side and really get behind them - but they say and do some really baffling things - so for tonight they are BANANA BANANA (and no that is not racist!)
Apparently Benni said it wasn't that bigger deal that we have been knocked out of the qualification African Nations Cup by Nigeria yesterday. His logic was that if had gone to the African Nations Cup and we had won it next year and then we had gone to the World Cup and been knocked out in the first round, our fans would have been disappointed....
uuuuhhhh Benni - we have a better than average chance of being knocked out of the first round. While Nigeria are getting game time against all the major African powerhouses (minus SA), our guys are going to be at home trying to find SOMEBODY to play a game against....
Are you nuts?!
You can't just stand back and say "oh well we didn't qualify for the African Nations Cup, but we're building to the World Cup"....
IT'S A BLOODY CATASTROPHE...
With our strongest players and a multi-million Rand coach, the African Nations Cup was something we could have and should have won. A bit of pride and prestige would have been shoved the South African way after all the grief we have given the players and coach.
Instead we shrug our shoulders and say that it is no big deal.
What better way to have built South African support going into the World Cup campaign, than being the champions of Africa?!
Unfortunately we committed ourselves to this bloody expensive coach and subsequently his mate - and we've got nothing to show for it except a country like Lesotho playing in our spot.
I really hope that the South African side comes right in the next few months. They need hard games against quality opposition and they need a settled side.
The coach can no longer be guessing which players he is planning to use. He's got them - now he has to make them do the business.
I'm sorry but you guys are BANANA BANANA until you can give the fans what they are looking for....
Apparently Benni said it wasn't that bigger deal that we have been knocked out of the qualification African Nations Cup by Nigeria yesterday. His logic was that if had gone to the African Nations Cup and we had won it next year and then we had gone to the World Cup and been knocked out in the first round, our fans would have been disappointed....
uuuuhhhh Benni - we have a better than average chance of being knocked out of the first round. While Nigeria are getting game time against all the major African powerhouses (minus SA), our guys are going to be at home trying to find SOMEBODY to play a game against....
Are you nuts?!
You can't just stand back and say "oh well we didn't qualify for the African Nations Cup, but we're building to the World Cup"....
IT'S A BLOODY CATASTROPHE...
With our strongest players and a multi-million Rand coach, the African Nations Cup was something we could have and should have won. A bit of pride and prestige would have been shoved the South African way after all the grief we have given the players and coach.
Instead we shrug our shoulders and say that it is no big deal.
What better way to have built South African support going into the World Cup campaign, than being the champions of Africa?!
Unfortunately we committed ourselves to this bloody expensive coach and subsequently his mate - and we've got nothing to show for it except a country like Lesotho playing in our spot.
I really hope that the South African side comes right in the next few months. They need hard games against quality opposition and they need a settled side.
The coach can no longer be guessing which players he is planning to use. He's got them - now he has to make them do the business.
I'm sorry but you guys are BANANA BANANA until you can give the fans what they are looking for....
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Why Santana will fail in South Africa
As Bafana Bafana approach what might turn out to be the most defining game of the progress made (or lack thereof), more doubts have been cast about the man at the helm, Joel Natalino Santana.
Top article from Lux Mantambo here....
Top article from Lux Mantambo here....
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Yeah Aston Villa
Ok I get a little maniacal on the subject but GO ASTON VILLA YOU GOOD THING...
Not too convincing from Liverpool huh?
I skimmed a couple of the news sites for a choice quotes describing Liverpools performance:
"Liverpool... looked short of inspiration in a goalless draw at Villa Park"
Not too convincing from Liverpool huh?
I skimmed a couple of the news sites for a choice quotes describing Liverpools performance:
"Liverpool... looked short of inspiration in a goalless draw at Villa Park"
Thursday, August 21, 2008
World with Benni
Well South African prodigal son Benni McCarthy has strolled back into the national football side and promptly lifted the side’s game without trying particularly hard. Benni was instrumental in the credible 2-2 draw with Australia in London on Tuesday.
For those who don’t know the story, Benni basically turned into something of a grumpy boy as people questioned his position on the whole club vs. country debate.
No Benni = a very average Bafana Bafana side.
McCarthy suddenly got back in the side and we’re competing with a top ranked side like Australia.
His 2 touches to setup the goal prove just how classy he is and just how easy it is for him to play at this level.
He has now committed himself to the national side for the duration of the campaign up to the 2010 World Cup, lets just hope he now stays fit for that time!
For those who don’t know the story, Benni basically turned into something of a grumpy boy as people questioned his position on the whole club vs. country debate.
No Benni = a very average Bafana Bafana side.
McCarthy suddenly got back in the side and we’re competing with a top ranked side like Australia.
His 2 touches to setup the goal prove just how classy he is and just how easy it is for him to play at this level.
He has now committed himself to the national side for the duration of the campaign up to the 2010 World Cup, lets just hope he now stays fit for that time!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Who the hell runs South African football?!
I've come to the conclusion that Carlos Alberto Parreira probably runs the South African national team. He's not the coach, he's not an administrator, but he still gets paid the big bucks to make the decisions.
Consider his actions since he was appointed as the South African national coach (briefly)...
R1.8m a month, coached for a couple of months, appointed his team (including communicators) as part of a long term strategy to see us go to the World Cup.
A couple of months into the job we look like we're making some (VERY) marginal progress and suddenly his wife falls ill. Instead of taking some kind of leave of absence, he calls a press conference and announces his resignation.
Tricky that...
But curiously he has decided who the next South African coach is going to be ... Its Joel Santana his mate from Brazil.
Santana makes no real impact on the side, we lose a couple of games we should have won and then he goes on holiday back to Brazil. Now this week Bafana Bafana are taking on Australia with hardly any time together.
Weird...
Even weirder is that Parreira is suddenly being quoted by South African papers as saying he has become available again as a special consultant ....
This whole soccer lark is ridiculous and you can't wonder why our players look clueless on the field. Because their coaching staff are clueless about what they want and aren't exactly sending out a message of confidence to players, spectators and administrators.
This whole Parreira thing is turning into an expensive mistake...
Consider his actions since he was appointed as the South African national coach (briefly)...
R1.8m a month, coached for a couple of months, appointed his team (including communicators) as part of a long term strategy to see us go to the World Cup.
A couple of months into the job we look like we're making some (VERY) marginal progress and suddenly his wife falls ill. Instead of taking some kind of leave of absence, he calls a press conference and announces his resignation.
Tricky that...
But curiously he has decided who the next South African coach is going to be ... Its Joel Santana his mate from Brazil.
Santana makes no real impact on the side, we lose a couple of games we should have won and then he goes on holiday back to Brazil. Now this week Bafana Bafana are taking on Australia with hardly any time together.
Weird...
Even weirder is that Parreira is suddenly being quoted by South African papers as saying he has become available again as a special consultant ....
This whole soccer lark is ridiculous and you can't wonder why our players look clueless on the field. Because their coaching staff are clueless about what they want and aren't exactly sending out a message of confidence to players, spectators and administrators.
This whole Parreira thing is turning into an expensive mistake...
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Opening Saturday - English Premiership
The opening Saturday of the English Premiership has been played and some interesting results have come in.
Arsenal won 1-0 against WBA. A wins a win but should have done better here. credit does have to be given to the youngish Arsenal side but questions are going to be asked of this squad this season.
Bolton beat Stoke City 3-1. Pretty enthusiastic start from Bolton!
West Ham beat Wigan 2-1. A good result for West Ham.
Blackburn beat Everton 3-2. Paul Ince is off to a winning start. Blackburn fans will be hoping this isn't a flash in the pan...
Hull beat Fulham 2-1. I had money on Fulham going through here but called it wrong
Middlesbrough beat Tottenham 2-1. At 18/10 there was some decent money on the
Middlesbrough win. Tottenham look like they might seriously struggle this season
Liverpool beat Sunderland 1-0. Liverpool didn't deserve the win but leagues are ultimately decided by how well you play when you're not on form. Take the 3 points and keep looking for improvement.
Source: Sports Trader
Arsenal won 1-0 against WBA. A wins a win but should have done better here. credit does have to be given to the youngish Arsenal side but questions are going to be asked of this squad this season.
Bolton beat Stoke City 3-1. Pretty enthusiastic start from Bolton!
West Ham beat Wigan 2-1. A good result for West Ham.
Blackburn beat Everton 3-2. Paul Ince is off to a winning start. Blackburn fans will be hoping this isn't a flash in the pan...
Hull beat Fulham 2-1. I had money on Fulham going through here but called it wrong
Middlesbrough beat Tottenham 2-1. At 18/10 there was some decent money on the
Middlesbrough win. Tottenham look like they might seriously struggle this season
Liverpool beat Sunderland 1-0. Liverpool didn't deserve the win but leagues are ultimately decided by how well you play when you're not on form. Take the 3 points and keep looking for improvement.
Source: Sports Trader
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