The following post is an evaluation on an article written on beleaguered national team coach Joel Santana by Tiyani wa ka Mabasa for Kick Off - South Africa.
South African reporters have been wilfully spilling ink and calling for head of the Bafana Bafana coach without stating why they believed he should leave. Unlike his colleagues and Julius Malema (News - Opinion: Santana must go - Malema), Mabasa provides readers with evidence as to why he believes Santana should be relieved of his duties.
South Africa is the first national team Santana has coached in his 28 years on the sidelines. Mabasa highlighted his three main problems with Santana as follows; “1.His selections 2.A negative playing system 3.‘Rocket science’ approach when taking decisions.”
I am of the same mind as Mabasa on these three points. Santana has made some shock inclusions/exclusions in his team, like the omission of Nasief Morris from the team while Aaron Mokoena earns cap after cap for the once great Bafana. Santana habitually selects players to fill in unfamiliar roles, while also using a defensive system that dries up the already barren goal tally.
Bafana have lost eight of their last nine matches which is at the opposite end of the continuum with teams like Spain and Brazil, who have lost only once in 42 and 21 games respectively.
Now that Joel Santana has been shown the door, the question is who will step up and take over the reigns as coach of Bafana?
By Tshegofatso Masoba.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Santana's guitar playing on final string
Posted by Tshegofatso Masoba at 5:39 PM
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