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Santana speaks out on Chosen Trio

Santana speaks out on Chosen Trio

Posted: 2009-10-08 20:49

Joel Santana was in a belligerent mood at his pre-match press conference in Oslo on Thursday but looked a man under immense pressure as he gave some bizarre answers to questions posed by the small media pack.

On the three assessors appointed to come and watch his team in action on Saturday:
“I’m not worried about that. I feel stronger because all the speculation will stop that I don’t speak with the (local) coaches. And we will have more coaches to speak to about Bafana Bafana and that will give me more support.”
  
On allowing the assessors into the change room and to talk to the players:
“In football, the coach is the number one. The only person who speaks is the coach. I’m the coach.”
 
On Bafana Bafana’s losing form:
“I would have been really concerned if I had the games and my team had played badly. But I can see that my team is improving each game that we play. I need hard games and I asked for these hard games.”
 
On World Cup hosts doing badly before the tournament:
“Germany were under a lot of pressure before they hosted the World Cup and yet they did well in the tournament. It is normal (for a host nation) to do badly before the World Cup).”
 
On the game against Norway:
“South Africa played one of their best games ever against Norway. We have good memories of the game (in match at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace). Norway is a side that plays well in midfield, that has a good counter attack but we’ll try to play our football. We want to have the ball and use or speed.”
 
On winning and losing:
“I always tell my players we can lose or we can win but as long as we play beautiful football. It’s important to win but it’s more important to win well. We all want to see beautiful football.
 
“You have to remember that I come from a country that has won the World Cup five times and provided some of the world’s best players. I am here to make South Africa play like Brazil. That’s the reason why South Africa appointed a Brazilian to train their team.”

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BrokeFan: 2009-10-08 21:30

"I am here to make South Africa play like Brazil. That’s the reason why South Africa appointed a Brazilian to train their team.”

That is what killed our football. Damn, ever asked yourself who Brazil wants to play like? We even have a team that calls themselves Brazilians, this country is a joke...

BLACCOTTON : 2009-10-08 22:10

SAFA KNOW WHAT THEY WANT BUT THEY ARE JUST PULLING UNDERTABLE TACTICS TO FRUSTRATE THE MAN AND GET RID OF HIM WITHOUT LOSING MILIONS OVER BREACH OF CONTRACT COZ SANTANA WILL EVENTUALLY BOW DOWN TO PRESSURE AND RESIGN...mark my words

Thizo: 2009-10-08 22:10

“I always tell my players we can lose or we can win but as long as we play beautiful football"

Does Santana have a job description? Was he appointed to play beautiful football? Is fielding seven defenders in one game beautiful footbal? Is playing 90 minutes without a single shot at goal beautiful football? Surley this man is confused

Mzwandile : 2009-10-08 22:32

'am hre 2 make sa play like brazil' he is nt hre 2 win us somthing

Mr Matwetwe: 2009-10-08 22:51

BrokeFan: 2009-10-08 21:30 [ Report ]

I share the same santiments, this SANTANA kaak realy breaks my heart, the way he views so little of us, how can Fabio Capello go to England & say I'm hear to make England to play like Italia. Thats the reason why England appointed an Italian to train your team. This guy is realy spitting on our faces, he thinks Brazil are the gods of football & SA is just like MAdagaster with no football history, this guy does not care about this country, he does not learn our language, he does not care about what our coaches in this league think, I bet he never even visited SOWETO or TEMBISA. This clown was always in it for the money & he could not care less about the people in AFRICA. Let him go back to his belovered BRAZIL cause we hav had it with him & his larger than life attitude cause he was born in BrAZIL.

...Matwetwevic wa lekhosi thwii

lista: 2009-10-08 23:43

All this time SAFA didn't have assessors, what a joke. Why do they even call these guyz can't they see how Santana is progressing, results is the basic measure for every coach's progress and this stupid santana just want to play beautiful football with 7 defenders what ever the outcome is.

so Santana let me tel u that we don't need u to change the culture of our football, Pierrera is way better than u he didn't want us to play like brazil. he kept our style and kept winning with beautiful football.

SAFA u guys r embarrassing our country big time.

it's never too late for the local coaches coz they know everything abt our football fire this stupid coach plz.

KGOPAS : 2009-10-09 04:46

That's it guys, he tells his players that they can lose or win, what type of the coach is this?

Chencha from Monganeng : 2009-10-09 06:33

I do'nt agree with Mr Santana, that he want us to play like Brazilians, he should concètrate more on our streangth and weakness, I believe the coach time is over due .

Nevhutanda vhutshilo : 2009-10-09 06:55

I think santana is right.We must give him a chance.He comes 4rm brazil samba boys n dey play nyc football n let us give him chance 2 train our players.

Gay magnate : 2009-10-09 07:29

Mr Santana winning is everything. People only remember the winners

Gay magnate : 2009-10-09 07:35

I just noticed that Brazil has won the World Cup 5 times and that SA Brazilians have won the PSL 5 times. Coincident? I think there is something in a name

aubrey: 2009-10-09 08:03

Santana and your Brazillian football,please just give Motsepe a call and join Sundowns to fulfill your dream.

aubrey: 2009-10-09 08:04

Santana and your Brazillian football,please just give Motsepe a call and join Sundowns to fulfill your dream.

Leroele: 2009-10-09 08:24

THere you have it.South africa tp play like Brazil...,.This is the most stupid thing I have ever heared from anybody with brains.Santana must go now.Remeber when we played Brazil in the times of Masinga and Docto Khumalo,they wanted to play like us,they had never seen a goal like the one Khumalo scored.What happened then?Trousier,Quiroz Baxter came in and that is where we are-Nowhere.Fire this Satana now we can still salvage something next year. WE have Gordon,Gavin,Pitso and now Serame,who else we need?

Mzala2: 2009-10-09 08:29

For the gfirst time i wish Bafana to lose so that we can see the back of this moron. Does he realy think that by vertue of him being a Brazilian that makes him great? I can't believe this guy. Come next week this clown is gone. I can't wait, go Aaron Mokoen do what you do best your the only player who can guarantee this clown's departure do it, hehehehehe.

Lebza-isah! : 2009-10-09 08:42

I jus wonder when Santana says I'm here to make SA play like Brazil wat did he have in mind bcos I neva saw Brazil play beautiful football with 7 defensive players n I wonder how on earth can u play beautiful football with 7 defensive players on da field.

As for safa I jus wonder in every decision taken by u guyz that was der any thinking behind bcos the way I c things Jomo & Clive can't even manage Pls teams n so how da hell on earth r they going to help bafana in any way?

Mzala2: 2009-10-09 08:43

I so hope that there were leasons leant on the part of SAFA, we should not have hired this clown in the first place, we suffered enough under the guidence of this guy, he says there have been improvements in the games we played. Honestly now, what have we learnt from Madagasga, Irelend, nothing, nothing at all. Aaron Mokoena the honours are on you my brother, put the final nail by playing 1 time like the 89 thimes you played in your Bafana caps. I can't wait for Bafana to lose, hehehehe>

Chichiboy: 2009-10-09 09:10

This piece of ish thinks we illiterate and he can patronize us! Everything he's saying above is utter bull, I dont feel for this guy at all to waeva happens to him, the reason we failing is with this delusional thinking that we doing good, cant he be a bigger man and admit he's failing, he must really think we stupid to say stupid thinks like that. BEAUTIFULL FOOTBALL, PLAYING LIKE BRAZIL, THAT'S WHY WE APPOINTED A BRAZILLIAN MY FUC@#EN FOOT!!

Fuze 1: 2009-10-09 09:11

Let me raise on another issue that we haven't attended, i.e. Current SA international players. By a look of things, these players have gained adequate international experience since most of them have more than 10 caps as we speak. It seems that they are now feeling the heat, and starting to look at themselves, and rightfully so. If those given a chance so far , can put more than 130% effort, yes we can beat other teams . I personally feel that we need to change our focus to motivate our players to play like solders now. You remember what happened to Ivory Coast players sometimes back, and look how they are playing now. Their efforts as players has channeled the focus to be on them as good players, and their coach is not a focus. So my submission today is that let us encourage, motivate and support these players to die for their country. The usual suscpect slogan being "Yes We Can Beat other Teams in 2010 WC"

Thabang [The KHOSI One]: 2009-10-09 09:20

Somebody please tell this BIG nose joke that we want BB to play like South Africa.

The KHOSI One

KrugerGP: 2009-10-09 09:35

Just by listening to his comments proves that this Santana doesn't respect our football philosophy; to him we are clueless. The man has overstayed his welcome. Who said we wanted to play like Brazil? Was that the mandate given to you by SAFA? It's been proven; Santana is retarded period.

SIBUSISO: 2009-10-09 09:39

I am here to make South Africa play like Brazil. That’s the reason why South Africa appointed a Brazilian to train their team.”

""Ok if thats the sake and we are not winning then the coach must go

However....how many world class opponents and tornaments BB have ever played coached by a local coach, playing the local football and we did well.....FORGET BARKER.....and

Which local coach after Barker had the pontetial and we sorely miss him?????

SIBUSISO: 2009-10-09 09:41

BB have been playing like South Africans other local coaches, thats fair enough but what good did it bring to the team....FORGET BARKER

SIBUSISO: 2009-10-09 09:43

If the coach is that bad.....which players have been given to him and the have a vast expirience internationally, players that we rely on which the coach must be blamed for if they were not selected or used for that particular game....FORGET BENNI

SIBUSISO: 2009-10-09 09:45

KING: 2009-10-09 09:19

You are 100% correct man...and just be realistic, SA does not have class players and thats why we can hardly have a vast of players playing to the top leagues in this world

ToughJ : 2009-10-09 09:46

Daz safa want bafana 2 play lyk cosmos-deyd rada lose dan dat futbol, d dey want supersport styl, mayb their setpieces nd barker.. i tink he cn d it.

ToughJ : 2009-10-09 09:47

Daz safa want bafana 2 play lyk cosmos-deyd rada lose dan dat futbol, d dey want supersport styl, mayb their setpieces nd barker.. i tink he cn d it.

SIBUSISO: 2009-10-09 09:55

Besides ladies and gentlemen....if Santana wants BB to play like Brazil which some of us believe that the style of soccer Brazil posses is the same as ours....WHATS THE PRBLEM WITH THAT??????

Brazil wins games with their style of playing so maybe we should copy the right thing.

Having watched the Brazilian U/20...I bet BB wont even come close to beat them

msanda: 2009-10-09 09:55

Ok Guys! Lets go out there and lose beautifully!! Will ask Leornard Chuene to be our spokesperson after the game. He'll lie to the nation!

Vusi: 2009-10-09 10:11

Bye bye Mr Santana, the Brazilian! You have failed us! Playing well does not win us matches! Go on Three Musketeers, frustrate him, more and more. we dont want to be a laughing stock in front of the whole world. Local is and always will be lekker!

Vusi: 2009-10-09 10:13

Bye bye Mr Santana, the Brazilian! You have failed us! Playing well does not win us matches! Go on Three Musketeers, frustrate him, more and more. we dont want to be a laughing stock in front of the whole world. Local is and always will be lekker!

Siyaz: 2009-10-09 10:15

As much as I think firing a coach at this time can lead to a disaster but this man has lost his mind. We don't need beautiful football for first round of every tournament and bow out soon after that. This is Bafana Bafana, not Pirates. Ghana plays beautiful football of their own. They don't wanna play like Brazil because their players are not Brazilian. Who the hell in Bafana Bafana plays like a Brazilian? I heard some fool from behind saying Teko does play like Ronaldinho. I am not a shrink, I'll leave you alone. You need special professional help.

Let us get a Brazilian by the name of Felipe Scolari who turned Portugal to a formidable side , playing their own style of football. We need a coach with international experience. If not Scolari, then Guus Hiddink. They succeeded in coaching different teams, not just Brazil that can be coached by even Yves Kerjean and Hristo Stoichkov.

Vusi: 2009-10-09 10:17

Was it him speaking there saying those exact words? because that english is very perfct, that interpreter is not telling us what this Joke said.

j747: 2009-10-09 10:47

ok, brother's. wat's de way forward? its evident SANTANA failed us, where do we go frm here? do we hv de best material to take us there? to whom den shld we turn our eyes? our chosen trio, who shld support us where our reason forsakes us?

our own reasons cannot b counsellor here; for it is supported neither by experience nor profound observation, being deceived by emotions n blinded by fantasy is nt de solution.

al of our plans r frustrated.

Samuel: 2009-10-09 10:48

pleae BRING BACK SHAKES MASHABA and stop embarrasing us internationally. SAFA please listen to our plea and fire Shake Satan.

Samuel: 2009-10-09 10:49

pleae BRING BACK SHAKES MASHABA and stop embarrasing us internationally. SAFA please listen to our plea and fire or Shake Satan.

Khuliso: 2009-10-09 11:10

I support Broke fan, we lost our sense of originality. We can not have pride on something that's not originally ours. how do you expect one country to pay like another? whats wrong the people in authority? look at Spain, they are not trying to be like anyone but are succeeding, Mr Kirsten Nematandani its things like these which are killing our football

anaenhle@gmail.com : 2009-10-09 11:20

Nx uyazikhohlisa Mr Nose,da writin is on da wall afta these friendly matches(of which i hope we luz them) uzoba indlela ebheke e Sao Paulo,dn 4get 2 take Mbazo wit u

siviwe: 2009-10-09 11:25

BrokeFan: 2009-10-08 21:30
Blame it to Khoza's puppet Molefi Oliphant,this is bulls%$#t.
Our team is going to be cloned to be like Brazil,what's gonna happen when they play against the real Brazil they will come second?
I think the change at SAFA came very late when the damage is already done,those guys will have rectify all the blunders were created by KHoza,Olipahnt,Hack for the 12 years.

Khuliso: 2009-10-09 11:25

To the Watchdog Trio, your job could be helpful if Santana didn't think he's here to make SA play like Brazil, unless you were Brazilian football experts as opposed to what you are; which is South African football experts

Farrington Malepe,Sephaku(Limpopo). : 2009-10-09 13:19

I blame safa,why at the beginning they allow Alberto Pareira to recommend a coach 4 us.Diz he never coached national level b4,so dat means he is here to learn as everyone can see,Santana is taking us nowhere,bt safa will regret after world cup nxt year.

itu : 2009-10-09 13:41

u all talk 2 much... let the man work, he is getin paid 4 it nt u ppl! y when playerz play kak soccer u blame the coach?

Chief: 2009-10-09 14:23

See...he's doing his job as asked. Make us play like Brazil. Not like South Africa. We're still learning how to play like Brazil, give us another 50 years or so..

Khosi 4 Life Since 1970: 2009-10-09 14:39

3 + 3 = 6 Coaches, Phew!!

James: 2009-10-09 15:58

Local is lekker!!! that is the problem with our South African elite! once they make money or rule the roost they think South Africa is not part of Africa. Who told Santana to reform us to Brazilians ??????????????????

African soccer is unique, why would we want to play like the Brazilians? we showed them what we capable of during Barker's time, and instead of going forward with our own coaches we have rather chopped and changed our local coaches because we want to become Brazilians.

The Esien, Eto's, Drogba's, Radebe, Pienaar and yes Benni is successful because of African their flair not because they play like Brazilians.

Santana has overstayed his welcome, time to go and take your Mokoena with you!!!!!!!!!!

sandie: 2009-10-09 18:11

Mr Santana! once agian you proved that you have a little knowldge about this game.I respect the fact that you are from Brazil but the Brazilian team plays attacking football from the back, they dpn't put 11 players behind the ball.SAFA should have sucked you ages ago with your anti- football tacniques.To me you a joke as well as those people who are running SAFA.

Mlamuli: 2009-10-10 14:54

I think his statement is baseless when he says even Germany was playing very bad ahead the world cup competition which was held in Germany.He is trying to take our eyes off the ball.You can not compare Bafana with Germany.