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Gorowa slams poor Amajita coaching

Posted: 2011-12-08 12:23

Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Moroka Swallows head coach Ian Gorowa has joined the chorus slamming Safa for the failure of its national teams.

Gorowa, who has been in Gaborone since the start of the annual Cosafa youth tournament on a scouting mission for the Brazilians, said he was disappointed with the way South Africa had applied themselves at the competition.

He said that together with Zimbabwe’s Young Warriors, Amajita “lacked organisation and even a basic playing structure.”

Safa has already charged BidVest Wits coach Roger da Sa for giving his opinion on the country’s soccer administration.

De Sa has been asked by Safa to explain comments he made two weeks ago when he urged the national soccer controlling body to get its “house in order”.

De Sa's remarks came after Safa had sent late call-up letters requesting the clubs to release more than two players for the Caf Under-23 Championship in Morocco, which served as a final 2012 London Olympic qualifier.

“All I did was give my own opinion and suggest that football must be run by people who have played the game ... but maybe I hit a nerve,” De Sa said.

Gorowa, in a report published in the Zimbabwe Herald, decried the general standard of play on show and felt poor coaching techniques and pressure to win had largely contributed to the decline in comparison to what he had seen in previous editions of the Cosafa tournament.

“The standard this year is below what I expected.

“Talking from a coaching perspective, I think the coaches should realise that this is a development tournament and thus we should be seeing winning with quality but most of the coaches here have just wanted to win without quality.

“I watched South Africa’s structure and their shape on the pitch was not pleasing to see.
“You should be able to see a team's shape whether they are playing 4-3-3 or 4-2-2 but these youngsters do not have to be confused with some delicate systems that affects their football.”

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Mopheme: 2011-12-08 13:02

Gorowa we give you refuge, joale o nyela lehaha. You were a pupet at sundowns, you never impemented your theories...

Tzozo: 2011-12-08 13:04

But Gorowa is a Kwereza so why is he worried about the performance of our national teams ? He must concern himself with what happens with Zimbo teams and leave our teams alone.

lish: 2011-12-08 14:00

@Umsab'ungamaz
This is a national team Chiefs, Pirates even Sundowns,,,if this guy is more concern about SA than Zim, that is another side of the coin. Look at head coach of Sunflower, Chiefs even for that matter Pirates never bother to comment on our national teams....so Gorowa keep your Zimbabwe will comment on SA, I support Roger 100% this should not be run by moegies who never kick a ball, they do not know where to start..
SAFA = HEADLESS CHICKEN WHO RUNS AROUND

EL Vinco: 2011-12-08 14:27

Whats wrong with being critical? do you have to be a Spaniard to comment about Spanish football? thats absurd and i do believe Gorowa is within his rights to comment as he sees fit... South Africa is going nowhere and as long as we cant take criticism, we will never get in the right way... P.S Gorowa was a great player in his days and the fact of the matter is that he didnt do bad as a Sundowns coach!

Tzozo: 2011-12-08 14:32

@ Umsab'ungamaz

I've always suspected that you are Kwereza (ndebele) from Tsholotsho who pretends to be Zulu.Now shut up !

congo: 2011-12-08 14:32

South Africans stop being narrow minded. Are u happy to be loosing every day? South africa is not an Island and so does your citizens live freely in other countries. what is wrong with Gorowa airing his views about your poor standard? or should he rather have praised you for continiously failing? Shame on you xenophobics!

Man-God: 2011-12-08 15:10

Gorowa he's frm Zim so why he so worried about the performance of our national teams, Go back to ZIM!!!!!

sekgoka eka Hovheni

Asavela  : 2011-12-08 15:10

Its Nematandani and his carbinet.

Musa: 2011-12-08 15:24

Gorowa maybe right. What might be interesting to know is, where do these coaching positions get advertised for people to apply and why do we appoint personnel who are struggling to even get a coaching Job in the PSL or the NFD, if they do get it, the perfomance of their teams is always questionnable. Let's face it, we are really not as good as we think we are.

mmzize: 2011-12-08 15:39

"You should be able to see a team's shape whether they are playing 4-3-3 or 4-2-2" lol

Swona Champ!: 2011-12-08 15:43

when did pitso, shakes, levhengo and all the SAFA coaches apply for their jobs, who were they competing against?

lish: 2011-12-08 15:59

@Foreigners_Gorowa
This is not a PSL issue, it is a national issue or should I say internal issue, have you ever heard a South African citizen commenting about Lesotho or Botswana in that way ? nope, cause that foesn't affect us it affect Basotho, so if your pocket is full from Sudunusa FC, we will show you a door to Zim or deport you there mfana ungazophapha la eMzantsi !! PERIOD

Samuel  : 2011-12-08 18:44

Well, it is good if the criticism is positive and comes from somebody who knows what he is talking about. However in this case, it is the opposite, Ian's Sundowns had no shape and tactical awareness. There was no brand and they not as attractive as they are now... So I will ignore his comments yet appluad SAFA for trying to doi something about the current status of our national teams. I do not subscribe to Roger De Sa's comment either, as I think that not all people who played soccer can run soccer, e.g. Jomo Sono vs Khoza. People study sports as a career and acquire knowledge and expertise and then run sport.

Samuel : 2011-12-08 18:48

... Others are just born leaders. Kaizer Motaung etc.

harareexpress: 2011-12-08 19:42

Well, me thinks everybody is entitled to their opinion. Gorowa said some stuff about the Zim Under 20 team too ... well about the Coach, saying he got it wrong this time around and etc. In Zim we only respect the fact that he is born entitled to his opinion. If ever there is anything that truly belongs to anyone in legitimacy - it is their opinion. So there we have, we now all know Gorowa's. Wonder if he knows ours ... on him? To throw slander at him and call him names is very primitive, and I don't think South Africans are wholesomely like that though there are elements like Tzozo. Shame!

TP : 2011-12-08 20:07

Gorowa u didn't crack it at Sundowns & I just sense that u think u can do better.Try in Zim.

Itunes22: 2011-12-08 21:59

Only Shallow people will think Gorowa is wrong!There is nothing wrong with constructive criticism.Only a bunch of iliterates will feel offended,the issue of being Zimbabwean is neither here nor there!!

Postmanpat: 2011-12-09 08:12

Guys, let's please stop insulting our fellow africans just because they were born in a different country to ours. Who said being a Zimbabwean means brainless. Gorowa did better in soccer that most of us could have. What he is saying is true, let's take it. SA football is shameful at this moment.

I guess we would have clapped hands if a Eugene Terreblanche made those comments, yet this is a guy who hated us. Gorowa is our brother. Ke nnete gore sehlare sa mot****so ke lekgowa.

Tzozo, grow up..Black consiousness, wake it up inside you.Satane.

lish: 2011-12-09 08:12

@ all defendant of Gorowa...
he used to be a good defender shame, but now at Sudunusa FC, he is just ball boy, let us ignore him and do you think you are a scout ? well I do not agree with more but do your research about your country, where it is heading ? bribes did you comment about that first, we are clean country with mismanagement who never kick a ball but we can't bribe you like you do in country, that put your country under spot light when is the report from Sebb will be release u should worry about that first

Balotelli: 2011-12-09 08:59

Its funny coz majority of u kickoff blogger... ar always criticizing, bt sum1 who played the game and was part of Ajax academic make a constructive criticism.... the same bunch of bloggers are criticizing. mxm!

Dooba OPC: 2011-12-09 09:15

Everybody has an opinion, whether a KK or local- at this time we need all the ammunition we need to get rid of Nemathandasende and his cronies, and this include help from KKs as well. I dnt care where the opinion comes from, we are at this point in time in no position to be choosy about SAFA!

So you are right Gorowa, the clown at SAFA house must be ashamed of themselves.

derriq\'e: 2011-12-09 09:40

I honestly don't see anything wrong when one puts his opinion accross,especially if that someone has some football expertise. I don't actually care whether he's black,pink,yellow,from Palestine or from Guinea Bissau, the fact of the matter is that there is a truth in what he's saying as the results favour his opinion.If our teams buy players and coaches from other countries and they perform,we are happy,but when they speak, we freak. There's an element of childish over there.

Itunes22: 2011-12-09 10:17

So being Zimbabwean makes him less qualified to criticise!I pity the mentallity of the slow minds on this forum.No wonder SA soccer with all the resources at its disposal has become a joke on the African continent coz no one dares to call spade a spade.Its a pity Gorowa is not appreciated on his efforts to bring some accountabiity into a sport that has given so much to him.Accountability is not only to audit the finances of the sport but as well as to be responsible with results on the pitch.If critics are silenced,the end result is like the premature celebration of The Afcon Qualification which was never the case & yet after that embarrasement someone still holds office!!Am i missing something here!Lord have mercy!!Zimbo 4EVA!

lish: 2011-12-09 11:02

@GOROWA
Did he ever comment about his admin, who bribed players to throw a guy for money in return ?
Clean your house before you mine sir.....otherwise !!!

lish: 2011-12-09 11:02

to throw a match not a guy....spelling mistake guys sorry

Itunes22: 2011-12-09 19:20

@iish!
U lurk common sense & foward thinking,so u are a waste space & time.