Soccer Coaches and tings

How aragant can one man be? After failing dismally with his own PSL side and performing really poorly at the last soccer world cup help in Korea and Japan, Jomo Sono now thinks that SAFA should call him up to save South African Soccer. This is from IOL today....

After preferring to reserve his comments on Bafana before their departure to the ill-fated African Cup of Nations, he has emerged from his shell and, not for the first time, declared: "People know my history and my capabilities as a coach and if the country wants me, then I can't say no.

"But I will certainly not apply for the job," the Jomo Cosmos owner/coach stated. Moreover, he made it clear he would be prompted to bring in his own technical team to work with.

I can understand wanting to change the whole technical team, let's face it, they have less of a clue than the idiot trying to break out of prison on TV. Jomo Sono is a very powerful man in soccer but does that make him a good coach? Last season, Cosmos were lucky to not be relegated to the Golden League. In fact, the power he has forced SAFA to re-think the whole relegation rule by creating a playoff situation and that is the only thing that saved thier skin from lower league football.

Why is it, too, that he thinks he is so good that he won't apply but that SAFA should call him? If you want the job, apply, if not, shut up and try and make your own side perform before you take on the national side.

Stuart Baxter did well with his own side and then had the Sowetan on his back for 2 years. Jomo might have the Sowetan on his side. Actually, now that I think about it, as long as that tabloid likes you, then you are made as a soccer coach.