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by
George Kasakula, 28 May 2004
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13:26:32
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Not convinced with BB
I am not convinced that Kinnah Phiri and Peter Mponda were both wrong as Bakili Bullets disciplinary committee is saying. To me it is Mponda who was wrong. As I argued last week, all coaches in the world criticise their players when they have made a costly blunder in a game with a view to make them better. That was what Kinnah did in reference to Swadiki Sanudi’s mistake against Orlando Pirates. It is Mponda who took the issue to the press, going to town against his coach. This is where Bullets should have come out clearly to condemn Mponda. The fact that they have not makes me wonder whether or not the matter has been sorted. The team has just dealt with symptoms and not the disease. It is cosmetic. I will not be surprised if Mponda pulls another surprise for Kinnah in future.
That’s it, Centre
I am a happy man that Central Region Fam affiliates decided at their meeting to reject South Region’s folly that Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) be removed from the association’s constitution. I condemned Southern Region’s move last week and I will not grow tired to condemn it again here. The South’s thinking that soccer does not need well educated people goes far to show how low football management is in the opinion of some people. Unfortunately this is not the case. It is a multi-billion dollar industry in the world. It needs people held in high esteem. As for politicians, I would not have problems with them running for positions in Fam but there is a deep rooted stereotype associated with them in our society. That they are bent on getting anything they want even if it means bending a few rules here and there. I know it is not all of them but a few bad apples who can easily destroy the others. I am still cagey. There is already corruption associated with football management in the country. Some politicians would make it worse if allowed to come near Fam.
Queiroz victim
Fired Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz is just a victim of a poor player signing policy of the team pursued by its president Florentino Perez. In recent past years the team has been signing top players for the striking force and midfield only. They have been called galacticos but they have left the defence vulnerable. The arrival of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Robert Carlos and David Beckham could not have guaranteed much success unless the defence was sealed as well. Queiroz expressed this worry as soon as he took over 12 months ago but his advice was not taken heed of. By getting the boot, Queiroz is a just a victim of the circumstances. But former Liverpool coach Gerald Houlier, who was also sacked this week, deserves to go . Although the team’s board and some supporters were trying to make it anything different so as to minimise the pain, Mr Houlier did not deserve anything less. He might have won a few cups in his six-year reign at Anfield but he has failed to get the ultimate prize—the Premiership. The six years of his reign has also been characterised by signing of mediocre players who did not have any impact on the team. He really must go because Liverpool was a big team which now deserves to compete favourably with the giants such as Manchester United and Arsenal.
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