FTF Turns to France in Time of Need

March 7th, 2008 | by: Rami |

Tahar Sioud, the FTF president, has been in Paris meeting with four candidates vying to be the next manager of the Carthage Eagles. The interviewees are French internationals Luis Fernandez and Jean Tigana, the former French national team assistant coach Guy Stephan and Vahid Halilhodzic, a former Yugoslav international.

So what to make of this? While I know a fair amount about these coaches I wanted to get a well informed opinion that is closer to the source and thankfully my colleague and good friend Massaer, captain of the Senegal WCB and the Marseille Offside, stepped in to candidly offer his opinion:

Fernandez: “He is the only French coach to have ever won a European competition. He coached the PSG three times already and always won something. They all want him back.” Interesting…

Tigana: “He’s one of the best players ever but he didn’t coach much. He had amazing results at Monaco and was one of the reason Lyon are what they are today. but he’s kind of a hot head, very into his ways. Mostly fans love him but presidents don’t ever like the free spirited ones, especially when they don’t see results quickly. If he coaches you guys, one thing’s for sure, you’ll be joga bonito. I can’t guarantee you’ll win something but it’ll be entertaining. He takes chances.” Someone who takes chances! That would be revolutionary for a Tunisia coach! Tigana = Polar opposite of Lemerre

Halilhodzic: “Too strict. He’s Shehatta 3.0. The upgrade to the upgrade.” Hmm, sounds like General Lemerrinho to me.

Stephan: “No! Don’t take that guy. He’ll f%#k your team up. The only good thing he’ll do is go find obscure Tunisians playing in the Ukranian second division and killing it. He’s an amazing scout but he’s not much of a coach.” I’ll take your word for it.

Verdict: “Tigana is the one to go with” Merci bien mon ami!

While this goes against the notion that we’d turn to Bertrand Marchand and Michel Decastel, who are already based in Tunisia and have an understanding of the country and the domestic league, it’s reassuring to see that the FTF is active. It’s funny we’ve been reduced to that as it’s the least we should expect but if you consider their track record, this is a noted improvement. The mere fact that they put this information on their website is a huge step in the right direction. No use being overly secretive as it only fosters distrust and cynicism (a contributing factor to the Lemerre soap opera that we’ve had to endure in recent years). Thoughts anyone?

By the way, that France fixture is official! It’s on the FFF website. Mark the date, October 14th 2008. Finally, a high profile match to look forward to. The FTF has a return fixture date set for 11th of November but there’s no mention of that anywhere else so I’m not sure. Please let it be true!

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Comments

By Moni | March 8th, 2008 at 3:29 pm

Hope they get Tigana !!

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By TUNSIYA | March 9th, 2008 at 11:03 pm

allah yestor and hopefully we’ll get a good coach!

By Bassem | March 10th, 2008 at 4:23 am

Hope they don’t agree with all these coach’s. A step back in coaching. Its realy a shame that Lemmere had to go. My trainer recomendations are Co Adriaanse from the Netherlands or maby Jol from the Netherlands. Ask your self the questions why all these coach’s are still avallible and now for a long time avallible. No one layed eyes on them just for now. Zoubayer Baya also can full fill the vacant job as had coach. Some one from Tunisia if international experience.

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By Moni | March 10th, 2008 at 9:00 am

Co Adriaans ? Martin Jol ? whahahahaha you are funny man.
Where do you live ? Amsterdam ? Yeah for sure Amsterdam. Je verkoopt ook zeker je kontje aan oude mannen in Amsterdam , kanker flikkertje.
Muahahahahahah muahahahahah Ye vieze goedkope travistiet, die kontgat wil likken van holland.

Muahahahahhhahaaaha

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By Moni | March 10th, 2008 at 9:01 am

Heb je die berichten van de vorige post nog kunnen lezen ?
Ewa hoertje in ieder geval veel succes met kontgaten likken.

To my dear friend Mister Bassem.

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By Rami | March 10th, 2008 at 9:40 am

Bassem, while I like Dutch coaches I don’t think that any are available right now that have the right profile for the job. Not sure Jol would even be interested and frankly I think that his failure to create a reliable defense at Tottenham after so long in charge is frightening. I’m cool with another French coach. While he was a great player and is pretty good at match analysis, Zoubayer doesn’t have one coaching job to his name. You can’t put an untested person in that position. Plus, he’s got more things on his mind. He’s part of the Tunisian Futsal national team that will be playing at the Futsal CAN soon. Maybe if he turns to coaching he’ll be ready down the road. Definitely not there yet.

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By Bassem | March 11th, 2008 at 4:28 am

Hey Moni als je een man bent zeg je je achternaam dan kom ik je moeder even weer van achter nemen zoals gister nacht toen je vader lag te snurken niets vermoedend. Denk je dat je vader je echte vader is? Je hebt het mis mannetje, je vader is de melkboer Jan Peter Feenstra, En als je echt een man bent dan spreek je met mij af bij de ambassade in den Haag zodat ik je even een paar raake stoten kan verkopen, maar maakt niet uit ik kom er wel achter wie en waar je bent, ik zou maar goed onder je bed blijven kijken, kleine tering joch ik had je vader kunnen zijn vieze tiefus jong, Ik kom uit Gabes vieze flikker, vraag maar wat voor mensen uit Gabes komen kanker JOOD, dan zal je te horen krijgen wat voor mensen wij zijn, ik kom je nog wel halen.

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By Bassem | March 11th, 2008 at 5:37 am

Rami, what you say is true, but we need a fresh wind that can build up a team and doesn’t creat two sides in a team, a french-tunisia side and tunisian national players on the other side. That’s what happend with Lemmere and i don’t predict change when a french coach arrive’s again. The two camps where divided from each other and there was a lot of tention in the team. It doesn’t have to be a dutch coach, but a new fresh wind would be nice. All the french coach are circulating through africa now for a couple of years from Morocco to Tunisia, from Tunisia to Senegal, From Senegal back to Morocco.

If we want African football to reach another evolution we need to change coachs i think. We miss some tacktical skills i think, technical skills and physic we have that already, look at Karim Hagui’s skills, he isn’t the same player any more after a good season at Bayer Leverkussen. They Thought him alot and that reflects on his play for our national team.

So we need a coach that makes a real team out of this squad and to teach players to not be stars but equals of each other and work hard for one and other. So my preferable coach would be some one new, not french and doesn’t need to be Dutch also, maby Jose Mourinho

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By Moni | March 11th, 2008 at 7:55 am

ewa Bassem,

Moest je weer moeders en vaders bij betrekken.. jij komt over als chi kaaskop, en jij bent van harte welkom in dien haag !!
Zogenaamd “Wij komen uit gabes “muahahahahahahaha wie is WIJ ?
Jij bent chi Hollandie kom je nou zogenaamd, ik ben van Gabes.
echt een sukkel , tfoe hchoema dat jij tounsie bent..

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By Moni | March 11th, 2008 at 7:58 am

please Bassem ,

Leave me alone why you always curse on me ?
pleasen leave me alone..

please mister bessem.
yes yes

okee kenker hoer , ik heb nou geen tijd meer voor je .
ga maar je kont weer verkopen.

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By Bassem | March 11th, 2008 at 10:55 am

Yo Moni bara neejek ya meblie ya tahan, ya makesh rajal, praatjes vullen geen gaatjes kut jong, kaas? Beter een kaas dan een nep arabier als jou en je familie kut jong!

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By Bassem | March 11th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

TO MONI / @ MONI

Issam Jemaa interpellé par la Police à Lens
Mardi 06 Février 2007
Le quotidien La Voix du Nord de ce matin confirme l’arrestation et le placement en garde à vue, dimanche, de l’attaquant tunisien du Racing Issam Jemaa.
Jemaa, qui avait semble-t-il un différend à régler avec un joueur d’Arras, se serait rendu dimanche au domicile de ce dernier, accompagné par quelques amis.

La suite des événements est assez confuse. D’après La Voix, une bagarre aurait éclaté. L’Arrageois aurait fini par appeler la police. Les forces de l’ordre auraient repéré la voiture de Jemaa qui leur a opposé une certaine résistance.

La police a finalement réussi à interpeller le Lensois et l’ont placé en garde à vue, en compagnie d’un de ses amis. Jemaa est sorti lundi soir. Il est convoqué le 30 avril devant le tribunal pour refus d’obtempérer et outrages à policiers.
Source : MadeinLens.com

Hier vieze flikker dit is 100 % Menzli uit Gabes, hoerejong zie je dit lees en vertaal vieze homo, wij komen bij je thuis en maken je huis schoon,brandschoon! Dus doe gewoon voordat ik jou en je pa een standje geef, je hebt hier te maken met ander soort mensen, wij zijn geen baklawa, MEBOUN!

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By Bassem | March 11th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

ISAAM JOMA 100% MENZLI/GABES FORZA ASG bara neejek ya Moni wannabee Tunesier!

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By Rami | March 11th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

Bassem, in regards to your view on coaches, you have an interesting take on things and I see some of your points. There’s going to be that little bit of distance between the Tunisians born in France and those born in Tunisia but to be honest we’ve improved a lot in that regard. From what I saw during the African Cup, this is the most harmonious group we’ve had in a long time. They all were joking and getting along well. The rift is created when Lemerre picks players who are out of shape and sitting on the bench in Europe as opposed to those performing at a high level in Tunis. With him out, I would hope that this changes. I see what you mean about the roaming French coaches. More weight is put to your argument if you consider that in Ghana the “ecole francaise” didn’t have a single coach in the Semis despite the continent being dominated by them. We’ll see what happens. My vote stays with Marchand though.

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By JC | March 12th, 2008 at 7:17 am

Interesting exchange of mails between Moni and Bassem. Not the right place… Laver votre linge sale en famille svp…

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By Bassem | March 12th, 2008 at 11:37 am

@JC mind your own business, if you don’t like the site flip the script and check another website. Moni is a iq less then a fishstick kind of guy that doesn’t respect people in the Netherlands but lives, eats, learns and earns in the Netherlands but only complains about them. He should shut his mouth and have some respect for people around here. I am a Tunisian but i respect the Dutch people, some of them are bad and some of them are good, just like in the states as in Tunisia.

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By Moni | March 12th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

hehehehehehe Bassem sells his ass to old dutch man in forrest , like them faggot amsterdam people heheheh That whu he curse allot
Ya mister Bassem they didn’t pay you money ?

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By Moni | March 12th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

JC dont bother about Bessem , he is from amsterdam , thats why he cant speak normal, only can bent over to open his ass hole for old men in rain cotte , in Hollanda , thats how he gets his money , and he is proud of it, and thanks holland very much for the upertunity thats given to him, of selling his faggot ass , very cheap.
hehehe ye naughty bessem el miboun

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