Coach Mutombo is much too proud to admit it, but he’s bitten off more than he can chew
One day — and I bet that day is nigh — Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza will come to the same conclusion as me: that his Congolese coach chowed more than he could chew the day he signed on the dotted line to steer the Buccaneers’ ship.
Tactically, Bibey Mutombo is drier than the Kalahari — unless substituting a substitute after seven minutes of action reflects being armed with ace tactical acumen
Creatively, Mutombo makes the playful paintings by pre-school toddlers look like pieces straight from Pica**o’s brush.
When the mentality of the mentor is mediocre, the team becomes mediocre. Mediocrity breeds mediocrity. When he speaks, he spouts something senseless, and if the scribes can’t make head nor tail of what he says, pity the poor players.
At Pirates, “patience” is a relative word. The fanatical Ghost can be patient when the football is fantastic. But when the team are disgraced in defeat they send out a mini-bus full of rowdy people with itchy fists and with a huge appetite for turning somebody into a punching bag. Gordon Igesund offers free testimonials in this regard. :lol: :lol: :lol: now thats what im talkin about.
All Khoza needs to do is to seal Mashaba’s return by giving him the coaching reins.
In any case, Mutombo got the Pirates job after coming in under the guise of technical director, only to pull the rug from under the feet of Milutin “Micho” Sredejovic.
Mashaba’s current tag is “team manager”, a nice sit-down comedian stunt by Khoza. Mashaba is a coach who did well with the under- 20s, under-23s and Bafana Bafana.
Mutombo must know that what goes around, comes around. It would be fitting that he lose the job the same way he got it. And I can see the headlines already: “Mashaba elbows Mutombo” and “ I can’t guarantee your safety, Khoza tells Mutombo”.
