Joe Sambou,
I concur with you in your response to Edi. Thanks for shedding more light to this particular debate. It helps to hear from the "horse`s mouth". I mean those of you who actually played the game and who by one way or the other were affected by this" foreign coach syndrome".
Regards,
Omar.
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Dato: 13. januar 2000 17:25
Emne: Re: SV: Re: European Coaches in African Football
> 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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>Date: 01/13/2000 7:22 AM
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>
>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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