Edi, thanks for your response. I don't know whether you are a
player or not, but I was there. The coaches are not
responsible for the poverty situation in the country, that's
something we as a people should tackle. Speaking from
experience, I don't agree that any of the players you
mentioned were developed by any foreign coaches. These
players developed themselves. Don't confuse the business
aspect of coaching with talent development. What you have in
Europe is a situation where an organization hires a coach to
manage their affairs on the field. The coach's responsibility
is to recruit already developed talent to give them the
results they envision. Thus, you see them parade the globe in
search of talent, not developing talent.
We do not have professional teams in The Gambia, therefore,
one has to go out of the country to play as a professional.
What we need to do for our youths who want to pursue a
professional career in football is for the GFA to develop a
program where they can identify talent and negotiate a
contract with the professional teams. The individual teams
can also do that. This way they take the middleman (scouts)
out of the picture. This could also be a revenue source for
the cash strapped football associations, which hopefully would
translate to better conditions for budding talents.
However, what we are talking about is the recruiting of
foreign (mostly Europeans) coaches to coach our national
teams. Are we saying that the local coaches are just good for
local divisional teams? That's preposterous. Let me know
your thoughts on that.
Finally, every person should control his/her destiny. I saw
many of my friends hang all their hopes on football and never
prepared themselves for the unintended consequences. For
every Weah in Africa, there are hundreds that are equally
good but unfortunate. Therefore, I think parents should also
impress upon their youngsters to also focus on academics or
learn a trade as a safety net in the journey through life. I
did it, so everyone can. It may take a little more effort
than those that focus strictly on academics, but it's doable.
We are slaves, if we agree to be one.
Thanks
Joe Sambou
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Subject: Re: SV: Re: European Coaches in African Football
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Date: 01/13/2000 7:22 AM
Bro...,
I will like to point out the fact that our players need foreign coaches to
improve their skills.Needless to say that our own coaches are not
professonal but cannot give them the end of the day benefits. Every good
footballer will
difinitely prefer to be like jodge weair,Kanu, jato ceesay just to name
few.I will not deny that our own coaches can do that,but who have ever
came to that close? I can't recalled any.Samba Sow was a very good player
but now living in Denmark, he gave up, that had happenned to many of our
players.We are all opportunist in one way or another especially if
poverty is the talk of the day.
It is not easy for African to see how beautiful and
precious their countries upon western countries.Therefore, the west will
keep on
ruling us till when we can be able to open our eyes.If you understood my
English, this is why home coaches are not respected the way they should
be. The boys do not hate them but they are frustrated to see themself in
the same position for years.
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Yusupha Jow wrote:
> Omar, Joe, OB and all our devoted soccer fans, thanks for all the comments.
> It is obvious that the over paid foreign coach is not particularly good for
> African soccer. Again, there is no conclusive evidence to prove that they
> are better than some of our local ones. In addition, as Omar pointed out,
> they are a big money drain and serve to deplete our financial resources at
> the expense of our up and coming soccer stars and even the poor people of
> Africa. The blame for this over-reliance on foreign tacticians partly falls
> on our respective football associations. But, a big part of the blame has to
> go to our players. They have no respect for the local coach. Instead, they
> tend to work harder for the foreign coach. Case in point, the members of the
> Nigerian squad undermined their local coach in Ahmadu Shaibu and specifically
> asked for a foreign coach. Similarly, back in the 80s, I noticed the extreme
> dedication and loyalty that our players showed to coach Obberman. Is this
> because of an inferiority complex, or do our players think that the foreign
> coach is more tactically adept?
>
> In regard to the saga of George Weah, I have the utmost respect for him. He
> is proof that if you work hard enough at what you do, one can scale any
> height. He is also a great ambassador for African soccer and he has helped
> many stars play pro soccer in Europe. Considering that he is one of the
> greatest to ever wear the Milan jersey, AC Milan is guilty of treating him
> very badly. In my opinion, he should have retired with Milan and his name
> should go down in team folklore as one of the greatest players to play for
> the team. But soccer is a big money business and I respect Weah for going
> somewhere else where his skills will be more appreciated.
>
> Yus
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