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Posted - Jul 18 2004 : 12:47:40 PM
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Laza will be more tolerant
Sunday, July 18, 2004, 5:50:43 AM
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'He'll be more tolerant'
Howard Walker, Gleaner Staff Reporter
WHEN BRAZALIAN coach Sebastiao Lazaroni returns to Jamaica for his second spell in charge of the Reggae Boyz, 'he'll be more tolerant and understanding'.
So says Crenston Boxhill, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), in an interview with The Gleaner on Friday.
In his first stint as Technical Director in April 2000, Lazaroni cited the lack of support from the JFF and the lack of commitment to the programme of a number of senior players as reasons for quitting after less than three months.
Boxhill admitted that Lazaroni still won't have the core of the players right away, but he is cognisant of that fact.
'He won't be able to get them for any extended period like Simoes did. He is fully aware of that,' said Boxhill.
According to the JFF president, Lazaroni coaches players at both club and national level and he knows that it is the beginning of the season and some of the players represent clubs in England and are at various camps.
'In terms of having them for World Cup games it's a must, as required by FIFA,' Boxhill said. 'Apart from injuries, it's impossible for clubs to say they can't come for a World Cup game.'
Lazaroni was head coach of the successful Brazil team in the 1989 Copa America and was in charge at the World Cup in Italy 1990. He was also manager at Fiorentina, a top Italian club, as well as coach of some top Brazilian clubs.
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