WHY THE WESTERN WORLD DEFEATS AFRICANS Re: World Cup match HOLLAND v COSTA RICA For over 120 minutes The Costa Rica Football Team against all forecasts and predictions held the ever attacking squad of the Dutch national Team comprising amongst others two of the worlds best Arjen Roben and Robin Van Persie. In contrast African Teams found it difficult to hold their opponents rampage for less than 120 minutes. One spectacular thing the Dutch coach did was substitution of the Goalkeeper who had kept a clean slate in the match. He did this when it became obvious that there would be a Penalty Shootout. He brought a keeper whose mandate was STOP THE KICKS and give us victory! This singular act won the match for The Netherlands. As in chemistry what inference can we draw from this? The Whites first considerations are MERIT COMPETENCE SKILL OR TALENT MENTAL CAPACITY AT POINT IN TIME. The Coach and his Technical Crew must have noticed certain weariness on the side of the playing Keeper. Somehow during practice they might have found out that the second Keeper had an edge over the first choice when it comes to Penalty Shootout. Another factor was the surprise element, to dazzle the opponents as they had never tested him. Were it to be in Nigeria we will put primordial considerations: SENTIMENTS LOYALTY AFFINITY TO THE COACH OR TECHNICAL CREW COMPENSATION OR PATERNALISM. A State Governor in Nigeria prefer making a deaf and dumb Palm wine Tapper he considers very LOYAL his spokesman or Commissioner for Propaganda rather than a Jerry Gana or a Chukwumerije he considers too wise or too intelligent! Since competence, talent and skill will always triumph over sentiments so shall we continue to wobble and fumble on sentiments. Dont forget a Nigerian Soccer Coach proudly used this very words: we shall wobble and fumble to the FINALS!
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 23:49:05 +0000
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