Are we ready? Are we good enough?

Something radical needs to be done without delay to safe this misfiring same old senior Scorpions to make it successful rather than a laughing stock and perhaps waist of talents and resources by the time we come to the finishing line of the campaign trail. However, I will not write them off yet following their disappointing below par performance 2 nil lost at home to Guinea until the end of it all when a fair hearing can be judged.

But my honest reaction about the realities of our precarious situation in the group stage, could be seen as controversial or objective towards a team I Desperately want them to do well and qualify for the first time in history to a Nations cup final.

First and foremost, this current squad does not seem to gel and as players of their calibre, if you are not getting results, you deserved not only to be criticised but placed under a performance contract base on individual output at their various club level before being called to represent a whole nation. In fact the whole set up should be placed under greater scrutiny to find out answers to the setback as thus ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards‘.

It is therefore incumbent upon us all especially those charged to run football to monitor prospective Scorpion members globally who are regular first choice kickers for their clubs.

Every player must fight for a place in the team taking cognisant of the fresh fitting stars, the experienced, the ageing legs and the amateur whilst honourable incentives for motivation can be the icing of the cake. It is a matter of performance and not personality among players to the detriment of the nation. They have ran out of excuses after that poor show where they were found wanting as a flop-goal shy squad far from comporting themselves as a unit to combat their rivals at home. We are blame-free and have to take it in good faith because something somewhere is an impediment suggest that the players must reconcile their individual attitudes to commensurate their God given skills for the common good.

This match was not an exhibition of foreign talents neither was it a charity event. Supporters don’t want flashy part-timers in our squads any more. It is frustrating and saddening for any die heart to witness a bad result as a spectator especially in his own backyard. We now have a herculean rescue mission with 3 more runs to go although all hopes are not lost. But if we are realistic enough, we are going to have a sterner test as we will play with top classed players in the group and stop over-hyping our foreign based players.

We therefore need a complete change of direction to restore morale by executing advanced match winning approaches both morally and technically up to the finishing line. In football normally, if you don’t respect your rival, you end up paying it. The short noticed stand in coach (Alagie Sarr} for the Guinea encounter is no doubt one of the local master tacticians and like others, he decides the tactics and systems but it is the players who cross into the field.

In concluding, yes the qualification spot still remain achievable suggest that we test our armoury before hand by engaging into friendlies possibly in Europe where we have the bulk of the team. Charity organisations and clubs could be arranged and the technical crew be sent to eye potential regular foreign and local players at club level and give reliable feed backs to streamline the squad among other things. The FA is tasked to repair the near damaged during this long break to June and I encourage them to continue marketing the whole brand of Gambian football with the collaborative efforts of all stake holders. Every Scorpion player deserves encouragement handsomely. I humbly wish to appeal to fans to desist from throwing objects on fallen heroes.

In fact its high time for the security to step in and charge Perpetrators as this is criminal, barbaric and out of context. Other security personnel can be positioned to face the pavilions to monitor intentional crimes with the support of video evidence by the organisers and give their backs to the action on the pitch rather than acting as spectators although they are commendable. Contrary, the supporters can express their disapprovals in a more civilised manner with game spirit to lift the beauty of the event but insults and stone throwing is unacceptable. Players have a right to be treated fairly and to be protected from dangers. Our destiny is in our own hands. Good Luck