f two people are looking at the same colour and describe it differently, something is wrong with their eyesight. In 96 when Bafana won the AFCON, the best player Doc Khumalo was 29 and the goal poacher Mark Williams was 30 years old. In 2014 that’s called “old”. How so? If they wanna play good youngsters they say: “If he is good enough he is old enough but they don’t say the same about good so called “old” players.” Italy always rely on Pirlo and he delivers, France persuaded Zidane to come back from retirement and he performed, Cameroon introduced a 40 year old Roger Milla who scored in the WC. Whilst other countries understand that with age comes with wisdom and experience. On our shores old is bad and useless. Maybe we don’t understand why antiques are expensive. Let’s move on to the issue of injuries. France 98 WC final-Ronaldo collapsed a few minutes before the final but his teammates including Edmundo who was supposed to replace him urged him to play because they believed in him even in times of illness. Zidane was called up with an injury in Korea/Japan WC 2002. Even Appiah was included in a Ghana squad so he could offer emotional support. His presence was needed even though he was injured. In Mzansi an instrumental player is left out weeks after he has recovered. Some might say he is not fit but I say a half fit Khune is better than any goalkeeper in the land. As for performance; we were promised that players will be called on merit (form) but it seems the opposite is true! Sometimes it seems like we are our own enemy. AFCON is like a jungle where Bafana is the hunter but unless we forget that even in the jungle there.are those who hunt the hunters. I don’t have much words to explain it but some decisions make me remember the Igbo saying: “He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.” Who am I to judge? I am not blaming anyone but just shooting from the hip! Follow me on Twitter @urbanwarriorsa #THE ROCK
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:22:10 +0000
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