Gattuso blames it on language barrier
From michezoafrika.com
Gor Mahia’s midfielder Collins Okoth will miss the return leg match of the CAF Confederations Cup match against Mozambiquan club Ferroviario after being shown red in the first leg match played in Maputo on Saturday night. Okoth was handed the red card by the Malawian referee after the match in what the referee thought was foul mouth from the Kenyan midfielder.
But according to Collins Okoth, it was due to poor understanding of English by the Malawian who misunderstood his words for some heavy foul mouth.
“It was a very unfortunate incident and everyone heard what I said including the first assistant referee who tried to explain to him but he had already flashed the card and nothing could be done. I simply told him ‘good game but you were not there’ Okoth Said.
According to the team players, the match officials were biased in their officiating throughout the match denying Gor Mahia a genuine penalty when striker Baldin Ngwa was fallen in the box.
“We could have landed an away goal from that lost opportunity. It was a bit frustrating but we will pick ourselves up and fight hard towards ensuring we redeem ourselves at home in the return leg.” Added Okoth.
Okoth was speaking at the airport when Gor Mahia landed back in Nairobi from Maputo shortly after 4:00PM Kenyan time.
In the first leg match played on Saturday night in Maputo, Gor Mahia lost 3-0 and will need a clean 4-0 win in Nairobi in a fortnight to qualify for the next round.
Now Malawi is Anglophone and I don’t expect that referee to have a problem with English….
okoth indicipline going too far and too expensive for the team
Aaargh lame excuse work on your discipline on and off the pitch.We know ua record!
sawa sawa gattusso,tuko pamoja.
He has explained himself. Language barrier period. We need to encourage them as we need Goals in our return leg.
Language barrier my foot. Hii ni opuzi mtupu. Work on your discipline! For Gor and my club Kogallo
@6 Albert Kosero (Sofaset Branch Kampala) pole. I understand how you feel.
I have two observations:
1.Jerry Onyango is and was the team captain and team discipline stipulates that on pitch the captain is the communication link to the ref.
2.May I advice all Gor Mahia players that Sheng is not an international language!
I have just watched a repeat of yesterdays match between AFC and mathare, first the spirit…. wow, very encouraging.leopards looked nice on the pitch.
I am imagining playing AFC with our blue uniform, why are you taking long to give us back our colours??
Organising Sec, kindly give us our identity as first as possible.
you need no explaining the EC should appeal ther red card immediately bwana where are you?
Gattuso tuko na wewe. blackberry has also encouraged us. lets kip our shoulders high. we can make it.
He is the problem, how many red cards will he get for people on this blog to get it. Trade this guy.
No, let him stay but help him out.
Gattuso is a good, tough ,inspiring link man, but if what is being said about his discipline or indiscipline is true then he needs help not shouting.
I think all these players need 2 have personal advisers,Otherwise we r bound 2 waste talents plz look at a player like gatuso,kevin omondi,rama salim,mieno who shud quickly join gor,lavatsa,abondo,moses otieno that’s the future of kenyan midlefield no doubt.something shud be done very quickly.
Not just an advisor Ronald but a counselor, some kind of a professional sports psychologist. Various teams around the world have employed or contracted sports psychologists to handle players with similar crises.
please gatuso just improve on your discipline,its not the first time.Ur always in problems.Club needs your services in this season.if we were denied penalty,then its quite unfortunate and we shall wait to see team strength in second leg
hey dont wanna judge u gatusso but u can see what indicipline thing did to Tevez mpaka he is not a priority but an option so pliz chane if you wanna prosper in football world, remember ur not doing to the funs but ua self coz its ua livelhood