June 9, 2012

Don’t blame Vanli



Clueless: where has it gone wrong
The man from Turkey has been the most successful coach in the last three seasons. Under his stewardship VB Addu FC has won three leagues titles back to back. But today his team is fighting for a place in the top half of the table and his job as a VB coach is at stake. 

That is how quickly fortunes in football changes. One day you may be at the top, like the invincible creature teasingly looking down at your rivals who had breathlessly waged a war to topple you from the high and mighty pedestal, but next day losing not the grip on the title but also the very power to cling on to the division. Let alone your reputation as an inspirational coach.

Right now for Vanli each defeat taste like a fresh injury to a healing wound. He is running out of words to say and fans are running out of patience. Finger of blame is closing on from all direction. Media is grilling him with a volley of uneasy questions.
His team is in the fifth place having won only twice in eight matches. However after the win against AYL, Vanli says they are on right track. But for how long?  6-1 win against AYL may hide more than it reveal, masks the real problem.  We will have to see…

The real problem many people agree is they don’t have the three key players they had last season. And they are not properly replaced. The best player they have, Adey, is out of form. It can be attributed to VB Addu FC’s dismal performance so far. 


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