Liberia coach under pressure
By Ledgerhood Rennie
BBC Sport,
Monrovia
Liberia FA secretary-general Borsay
Liberia FA secretary-general Borsay has criticized coach Kromah
Liberia's national coach Kadala Kromah has become embroiled in a
slanging match with FA officials as the country's 2006 World Cup and
Nations Cup qualifier against the Gambia approaches.
Concerned about the possibility of missing out on the group stages
of World Cup and Nations Cup qualifying, Liberia's football
authorities have launched an attack on Kromah.
"He lacks consistency and doesn't consult his deputies which leads
to confusion within the technical side of the team," FA
secretary-general Yanqueh Borsay told the BBC Sport website.
Yet Kromah refutes these allegations, claiming that Borsay simply
does not understand his tactical decisions.
"My decisions are purely calculative and scientific - and who's
better placed than the coach to determine what's best for his team?"
Kromah retorted.
The war of words comes after Kromah submitted a list of ten
foreign-based players he says he needs if Liberia are to beat
Gambia, who hold a 2-0 advantage, in the qualifier's second leg in
Monrovia on 15 November.
Kromah wants the likes of Zizi Roberts, Oliver Makor, George Gebro
and Jimmy Dixon to play, but the FA seems happy to make do without
them.
And Borsay says the coach's choices reveal him to be indecisive and
unprofessional.
"He is selecting players that he has little or no information
about, whether they are playing at the moment or not, basing his
decision on public sentiments and not sticking to the locals he
vowed to develop," Borsay claims.
Yet Kadala Kromah rejects these claims.
"All of the players contacted abroad are playing at the moment
except Prince Day, who was playing for Bastia in France but is now
living in Ghana," he said.
"I've been in touch with these players and Borsay does not know
what he's talking about."
Liberia's national coach Kadala Kromah
The differences of opinion seem certain to deepen as Borsay says he
will take his case to Liberia's FA executive committee.
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