Kinnah is optimistic but all is hell for Flames
Kinnah Phiri, the Malawi national football coach is optimistic that his flops can turn the tables round but this is an uphill task for his malfunctioning boys.
“We will never give up, we will fight on” said Kinnah after the game in Guinea.
It is clear to everyone, including Mayi Hilda Manjankhosi, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) women’s league powerhouse; that Malawi’s chances in the competition are now slim-we are not going anywhere.
Malawi has got three games to play. Two at home and one away.
We, the Timau Crew, are not in the habit of giving false hopes to our valued readers.
Our past experience has helped us to come up with spot on predictions.
For instance, when we said that Malawi would beat Egypt, we got it right.
Today, we want soccer fans to have peaceful nights, Malawi is going nowhere. People should watch the remaining games without the high expectations Kinnah has given them.
Of cause he has to remain confident in his team, he is after all the man behind both its misery and success.
Why are we saying that this is the end of the road for the Flames?
Malawi will play Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast in Blantyre having lost 5-0 away. What gives Malawians confidence that Peter Mponda and co will stop the soon to be 16 million pound Chelsea star, Drogba, who will be surrounded by other professionals like, Solomon Kalou, Didire Zakora, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure and many more.
Having failed to beat Burkina Faso at home, on what miracle can Malawi defeat Burkina Faso in their backyard?
What gives us so much hope that we will beat Guinea in Blantyre in September if the coach himself is not confident of his own strikers?
Kinnah is talking of recruiting new strikers; will they be good enough to beat Ivory Coast? Your guess is as good as ours.
It is encouraging to learn that the coach’s mood is to continue leading his warring team to success but has he got the ammunition?
The final round will be very tough as teams will now come full blaze.
Although Kinnah Phiri is optimistic of his team progressing to the next round, we are sure somewhere he is digging an escape tunnel. He is probably realising how difficult it is to come up with a winning team overnight.
Everybody is now asking: where has the winning rhythm that he previously brought gone to?
Every thing said, we have to be honest with ourselves, Knnah Phiri deserves a part on the back for bringing the team this far. This is in complete contrast to the expatriates we previously had who were drawing thousands of Kwachas and could not win even a friendly game.
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