Foreign Coach
Not the Solution
...Says Coach Kromah, Recommends Marbue
Richards As Successor
The former coach of the Liberian national soccer team, Kadala Kromah
says the solution to the Lone Star's problem is not the hiring of
the services of a foreign coach as some may think.
The Liberian soccer technician said it is a glaring fact that
Liberia lacks the facilities and unable at the moment to provide the
kind of services that a foreign coach would need to work in the
country.
Coach Kromah made these comments when he spoke to The INQUIRER
Sports yesterday in an exclusive interview.
Addressing the issue as to who he thinks can best take over as coach
of the national team, the former national team coach said, the job
is not a small task that can be entrusted to just any one, stressing
that for someone to take over this position, he should have acquired
the kind of education and training that goes with the job.
Quizzed as to which of the coaches in the country he thinks is
better suited for the position and should take over from him, coach
Kromah in a serious mood, recommended the name of Coach Marbue
Richards.
Commenting further on the kind of person he know Mr. Richards to be,
he said Mr. Richards is highly intelligent, educated and has the
kind of exposure for the job.
On whether he still thinks that the Lone Star can make a come back
to secure a ticket in the ongoing qualifiers, he said, "we are just
not ready to go to the World Cup. We need to educate our people to
build a team."
Asked as to whether he will still make his contribution to the team
despite his resignation as well as reconsider his decision to take
over the team in the future, Coach Kromah said as an educator he
will still contribute when called to lecture for example during
workshops organized by the LFA.
On the issue as to why he did not call the old players to represent
the country against Senegal, he said the Liberian people are quick
to forget, adding "we were just a step away from the World Cup the
last time, it was the old guys that messed it up and so my
philosophy was to build a new team."
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