So you can't tell me this generation doesn't have passion. Of oldies, I heard Smiley Moosa saying players of this generation wouldn't have made it in olden days. We all know that the 80s and 70s soccer was not that tactically.
Even other oldies have admitted that the coach would say do this and they'll go and do the opposite. Can you do that in our generation? Definitely NO! You do that and you have possibly kissed your career goodbye. Other oldies said in some of the games a coach will give them instructions only for them (OLDIES) to change the plan inside the ground.
Also in 80s and 70s players were free to dribble, shibobo, tsamaya, sthende and other skills, but now there is no time for that… you do one style and the coach will be on your toes. "Scara" Ngobese is known for his skills, and did this bring him luck to Kaizer Chiefs when Midderndop was the coach? No! He was always benched.
Then Jerry Skosana said Orlando Pirates players don't wear Pirates jersey with pride, that's why he doesn't watch Pirates games. What's this? How can he know the problem if he doesn't watch Pirates games? We all know that the majority of players that played in 2000 are no longer with Pirates, so he doesn't have a clue of how Pirates players operate because he hasn't watched them in ages.
Skosana coached Darkies, and one wonders if he taught the darkies players the passion he is talking about. Worst of all Skosana was not a deadly striker; the season that he scored many goals was when he managed 12 goals. Tell me which of the big teams will go for a player whose best record is 12?
There are two things that made Jerry popular… that was Jerry vs. Baloyi and the goal he scored in Abuja when Pirates won the CAF Champions League. One would expect a player like Jerry to help the new generation. Teach them what he learned in his time.
It's time for the oldies to advice the now generation and stop comparing their salaries with today’s generation. 90's players are the ones that can say they made South Africa proud by winning the AFCON, as for 70s/80s players, all we hear is the apartheid stood on our way. Obviously there are few players who made impact overseas like "Ace" Ntsoelengoe, "Khalamazo" and others. We as young supporters did not witness all the stories you are telling us, but we can witness the changes in players if the oldies help out (that's if they see something missing).
Remember this is not personal but my view.
by DR NDIVHUWO
