Gor Mahia deny internal turmoil
Gor Mahia official Ronald Ngala has come forward to dispel rumours that combative midfielder Collins Okoth Gattuso is being left out of the starting line-up because he has fallen out with coach Ze Maria.
“We are okay, no one is having friction with anyone and suppose anything happens, definitely we will work it out. ‘Gattuso’ is our player and we have no problem with him. As a family there must be little misunderstandings but that does not mean we are not united.” Ngala told goal.com
Okoth was left out of several games before he made a return in which he scored against Nairobi City stars. He has since missed two games. Okoth has a history of disciplinary problems, having fallen out with almost every coach he has played for at Gor Mahia, Tusker and Sofapaka.
Vice Skipper Musa Mohamed has lso said there is no issues at the club
“It is not a disjointed Gor Mahia. It’s just that they are playing according to the instructions of our coaches. At times we cannot play tiki taka all the time there is a time that reaches and we have to play forward football so that we can get something.” he said to futaa.com
if there is no friction then why keep in the cold all these games not even on the bench yet he is experienced and performs as well when in duty, let’s get our first eleven at this time of the league
We love Gor, but poor fielding and preference of young players over experienced players has its cost. At this time experience is very vital, okoth and Abuoba r really needed in provide team with constant fighting Spirit
At Ronald Ngala we are not naive to read between the lines that there’s friction between Okoth and Zemaria. For the sake of the team performance and stability in midfield, the coach should playdown their difference and field him though in my honest opinion l feel Okoth is a negative energy in the team and this should be his last season in Gor mahia. He needs to be released ASAP coz we cannot be held hostage by a player simply because he feels now that we don’t have a midfielder of his Calibre in the team we are so desperate. To the team scouts kazi kwenyu we need a serious young and energetic box to box midfielder who will give the team new dimension coz sincerely l think Okoth is now running old.
For the remainder of the season l would ask the coach to consider fielding Marcelo as no 11 and Sibomana as No 3 because of their fighting spirit. He also needs to improve on his substitution in terms of timehe takes to substitute and tactics wise like in our last game l felt Agwanda could have added more threat to our opponents as compared to Nondi.
Ambrose Rachier stooped low by manipulating players to frustrate a performing coach ,Nutall, because of his ego. Now some players are wiser coz they know they can undermine the head coach together with some local TB members and get away with it. Ze Maria is good but too soft too succeed at Ko’galo and cannot control EC meddling with playing unit. We are headed back to the Zico coaching days. Loga succeeded because he cracked the whip and kept EC away from the playing unit and by winning had fan’s support. People mention Abondo and Blackberry but they were not especially the latter the main players in our recent successes. Replace AR and in 3 years GMFC will lift a continental title otherwise ni hii local titles at most.
In politics you only deny what is true. And Ngala is a politician!! I am too disillusioned with everything I am seeing with my beloved club the lesser said the better!!
Guys, even at work the Boss avoids giving some tasks to those with discipline issues. So the issue is whether with disciplinary issues one can make it outside Kenya as a pro. If one from outside was to read the comments we have on our team and then check the log they would wonder why we are pulling hairs. We have drawn so may times but we still boast the record for the least loses, the best goal difference amongst other performance indicators. Last year Barcelona after a good run lost like 3 games in a row , including the classic, but still went on t win La Liga. I still believe Gor will do the same. If we look at the negatives we will find plenty of them in Gor , and elsewhere too. But if we look for the positives we can then build on the few that we still have
@Dan, of what benefit is a record of least losses?
If indeed there is no internal turmoil then offer us an explanation to his continued absence.As stakeholders to the team we must know what goes on within the club.
We are growing tired of rumours and speculation.Most of us had suggested that we hire a competent PRO to handle communication matters but to date there is no word from the executive about that.
However, the playing unit must now rise to the occasion.With every dropping of points we are slowly relinquishing the title to Tusker !!
I wish to suggest to our beloved coach Zemaria and technical bench as a whole to try the following team as the 1st eleven and see the result:
Bonface Oluoch, Karim Nizigiyamana, Abouba Sibomana, Harun Shakava, Musa Mohammed, Walusimbi Godfrey, Collins Okoth, Innocent Wafula, Meddie Kagere, Jacques Tuyisenge, Eric Ouma
I agree with you. We need rugged and tough line – up. Ze Maria could also try to switch Benard Odhiambo as defensive midfielder. Odhiambo is a no nonsense player he is player who can spoil the negative tactics by Kpl clubs. He can also stabilise the defence.
Btw this tiki taka without goals is taka taka. We are playing right into opposing coaches/teams tactics. Let Gor keep possession so long as they don’t score or even have shots at goal or split the defence. Perfect “time wasting” tactic then we get frustrated and resort to “yuora nena” but are still restricted. We are being outsmarted.
Agree oduor@12….tiki taka has become taka taka and this taka taka will not win us the championship. The last game of the season is against guess who…brewkenge.- champions elect. The league must be wrapped up by 29th game otherwise it will be reminiscent of 2012 .
Technically we have to win all the remaining 9 games to win the league and this means we need a consistent starting 11 for the remainder of the season.
futaa had an interesting photo beneath the headline;”Another draw for Gor!”.The photo had Jaro’s last year banner reading; “We are tired of winning Yawa tho!”
@Musymo I know you are not a coach but there is this player whom you really defended from my criticism in June due to his performance in Western Stima vs Gor; I suspect our June signings were not good.
@moses, the lad cant seem to hack it in Kogallo colours!! At Stima he was fine. The coach keeps playing him and Nondi with no seeming impact!!!!!
Where there is smoke, there is fire
Ze Maria is not good enough as for rachier he is now a spent force he cannot take Gor forward truth be told
Players are a responsibility of the coach …. Just sack Ze Maria
How ever gfood a player is discipline is paramount….he is polluting the playing unit. We have seen this before in Gor and cannot allow it to happen again. We would better finish number 2 than have a divided house. What are other players perceptions when he does wrong and gets away with it?
He is not upto Zangi’s class, when Zangi was polluting other players mind we sacked him, Felix Otieno? The 81 squad that was all sacked because of bad elements? Lets have second class players but who are a team. If we field Gattuso and he is not coming to practice, the playing unit is going to rebel, i assure you. Awacho ayweyo okawuondowu
@collins I am very eager to know this ‘we’ who sacked the class of ’81, this ‘we’ who would rather finish @ no2!!??
Ngala dont pimo heds wa omera. Teneseni words at kogalo nono to okbichalonu. Waol gi uwongo e gor ka. Ngato nono na wengine is not going hiaring nonses. If bad sityl of longarus. Nyi nasema jusi sana eti Otis Wuod natal nashindwa dress rum. Also a think Musa ka naongea na watu ya tv na rado hapana mbaya. Yeye asistan capten na wanafuata tu yeye afta ball ni pls musa sema kitu. Sasa lasma aonge.
I dont know why ze maria fields nondi at the expense of agwanda , odulla,and even bagio.Ze maria must be seen to be firm,i a times miss logas slogan a player must run and think at the same time. He takes time to make substitutions and set pieces are not utilized. Having so many short corners which do not even yield a goal. Strikers still passing at 18 box. Ze maria we are not experimenting on formations but want goals.
All Kpl clubs do a lot of homework to frustrate Kogalo. Does our coach Ze Maria do his homework to counter negative tactics. Today Chemelil beat Bandari 1-0. Remember on my last thread I predicted that Chemelil would beat Bandari because Bandari finished their homework by frustrating Kogalo on Sunday.
As we now blame the coach at what point will we start blaming ourselves. Remember the ultimatums we MUST sign Baron, Kagere MUST come back. Oluoch MUST start. MUST BB always play, AGWANDA is NOT technical enough and MUST go on loan etc etc. We even compared Ze Maria to Len Julians and said NONDI should always start.
Now again the chorus is different because we might not win the league now NUTAL was the best coach. When we drew our first five games this season NUTAL was said to have run out of ideas.
Gor is going through a lean season which all we can do is to work, pray and hope that it ends. The time we will beat Tusker and take the league we will again witness 180 degrees turn in opinions.
Of course the first 5 games for a new coach are excusable. In fact most bloggers give new GM coaches until their first transfer season. Bloggers just voice opinions on anything and everything under the sun ,signing of players included, but the buck stops with the TB, if they agree to be manipulated by EC shauri yao. That fans’ choices Baron & Luanda Magere were signed is but a mere coincidence. FINALLY I REPEAT TIKI TAKA/ YUORA NENA WITHOUT GOALS OR EVEN DEFENCE SPLITTING PASSES AND FORCING OPPONENT’S GK INTO SAVES IS TAKA TAKA. TIKA TAKA IN YOUR HALF MAINLY THROUGH BACK PASSES WHEN YOU ARE NOT LEADING IS TIME WASTING BY YOURSELVES AND OPPOSING COACHES WILL BE HAPPY IF GOR MAHIA CONTINUED LIKE THAT.
Sorry correction Nutall’s “bad” games starting with the GoTv semi-final loss against Nakumatt upto the time he opted/was forced out were the result of “operation furusha FN” spearheaded by none other than the Chairman of Gor Mahia Football Club. All this because he demanded his and the players salaries be paid up and refused a pay cut. I will never tie of pointing out this truth no matter how much you and your ilk try to twist it!
The gods of Nuttal will haunt them. And even after his departure some people including Rachier resorted to character assassination. During the Gotv finals some players (names withheld were seen strolling majestically somewhere in east lands. If it is true that they set players against Nuttal, let them feel the heat. It shows that Learning of dirty tricks has taken place. That is a dose of their own medicine and they must take it.
Hapo sawa. We have so many bench warmers at Kogallo. Those who have never featured in any match. Did the funs have a say in their recruitment? After all the fans had issues with the likes of Kelly,Murayi, name them. Did the fans ak for goal keepers to come and warm the benches? Remeber we were told that the list of players is often manipulated by Gor officials who have vested interests,The buck stops with the TB.
Yes, teams have 3 goalkeepers so what is GMFC doing with 4? Boni, Jagoal, Sammy Okinda and Gradus Ochieng (brought back after he had gone to City Stars). Show me another club with 4 goalkeepers,2 non playing Brazilians, 3 vice chairmen & 5 secretaries AND I WILL SHOW YOU A PINK ELEPHANT!
4TH ON THE TABLE IS WHAT ZE MARIA SHULD AIM 4,AFTER TUSKER,ULINZI,AFC.THE COACH WANTS TO PLAY TIKI TAKA BT HE DOESNT KNOW THE KIND OF PLAYERS WHO CAN DO THAT.BARON IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF PLAYER NOT WELL SUITED FOR TIKI TAKA WHY?,BALL CONTROL & ACCURATE PASSING.THE COACH HAD A CHANCE TO BEEF UP THE SQUAD,BRING IN PLAYERS WHO WILL COMPETE WITH THE REGULAR S INSTEAD HE BROUGHT IN SQUAD PLAYERS.NONDI IS BETA IN BALL CONTROL THAN MOST OF HIS PEER PLAYERS,LACK OF FORESIGHT FRM THE COACH & EC IS WHAT MAKES THE DUDE INADEQUATE.WHY SIGN ODULA & HE IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO FITNESS OR OTHER REASONS TILL ALMOST THE END OF THE SEASON.OUR JUNE SIGNINGS METHOD IS WHAT WILL COST US THE LEAGUE AND POOR COACH TACTICTS.TIKI TAKA IN OUR OWN. HALF.
Have you guys noticed that the tiki taka is mostly in our half.Why is Wafula not allowed to shoot? When we played AFC in Beginning of yr he really left defenders for the dead but failed only in finishing.
Okewkanango omera in emaitosha…vedio moroya madharau iko mutu anasukama akuma kwa internet at kogallo hooligans. Chietha!
Tommorow we need goals so pliz coach with all due respect don’t field Blackberry.