I kAndre Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
Left: Carlos Alberto Parreira. Right: JFF General Secretary Horace Reid.
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will not be facing South Africa in their reciprocal friendly international before next year's FIFA World Cup.
South Africa's coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, has altered his team's preparation leading up to the tournament. Parreira, who replaced fellow Brazilian Joel Santana as coach of the World Cup hosts earlier this year, is not convinced that the Jamaicans will provide the type of preparation needed by his team for the tournament and has instead asked that the game, originally planned for March 2010, be pushed back until after the World Cup.
Tame draw
Both teams played out a tame 0-0 draw earlier this month in the first of a two-match agreement made during Santana's reign.General secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Horace Reid, confirmed that the game will not be played before the World Cup and that the South African authorities have asked that the game be pushed back to a date later in 2010 or early in 2011.
Said Reid: "The South African Football Association had words with (JFF president) Captain Horace Burrell two days ago on this particular matter. Both federations are in discussion with regard to a new date. They had proposed (a date) towards the latter part of 2010 or early 2011, so it's (the match) not going to happen before the World Cup."
Reid added that the local body is disappointed that the game will not go ahead as planned before the World Cup, but insisted that the JFF understands Parreira's position.
"We were looking forward to the game but we do understand the circumstances in having a new coach who wants to chart his own preparation for the World Cup, given the circumstances that he has inherited," Reid said, before adding that the JFF is already looking for another opponent for the Reggae Boyz for the March FIFA date.
Disappointment no secret
Parreira, in the meantime, has made no secret about his disappointment with the approach of the Theodore Whitmore-coached Reggae Boyz during their last meeting, labelling the Jamaicans' play as "defensive and anti-football".
After the game, Parreira barked, "This was not the sort of match I wanted, it did not help us. Jamaica came here for a draw and resorted to time-wasting tactics in the second half. It was stop start with Jamaica wasting time throughout and as a result it was a waste of time.
"Our goalkeeper, Rowen Fernandez, was a virtual spectator and did not have much work to do, especially in the second half," he stated at the time.
new there was a reason for the JFF's new found interest in creativity. :
Left: Carlos Alberto Parreira. Right: JFF General Secretary Horace Reid.
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will not be facing South Africa in their reciprocal friendly international before next year's FIFA World Cup.
South Africa's coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, has altered his team's preparation leading up to the tournament. Parreira, who replaced fellow Brazilian Joel Santana as coach of the World Cup hosts earlier this year, is not convinced that the Jamaicans will provide the type of preparation needed by his team for the tournament and has instead asked that the game, originally planned for March 2010, be pushed back until after the World Cup.
Tame draw
Both teams played out a tame 0-0 draw earlier this month in the first of a two-match agreement made during Santana's reign.General secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Horace Reid, confirmed that the game will not be played before the World Cup and that the South African authorities have asked that the game be pushed back to a date later in 2010 or early in 2011.
Said Reid: "The South African Football Association had words with (JFF president) Captain Horace Burrell two days ago on this particular matter. Both federations are in discussion with regard to a new date. They had proposed (a date) towards the latter part of 2010 or early 2011, so it's (the match) not going to happen before the World Cup."
Reid added that the local body is disappointed that the game will not go ahead as planned before the World Cup, but insisted that the JFF understands Parreira's position.
"We were looking forward to the game but we do understand the circumstances in having a new coach who wants to chart his own preparation for the World Cup, given the circumstances that he has inherited," Reid said, before adding that the JFF is already looking for another opponent for the Reggae Boyz for the March FIFA date.
Disappointment no secret
Parreira, in the meantime, has made no secret about his disappointment with the approach of the Theodore Whitmore-coached Reggae Boyz during their last meeting, labelling the Jamaicans' play as "defensive and anti-football".
After the game, Parreira barked, "This was not the sort of match I wanted, it did not help us. Jamaica came here for a draw and resorted to time-wasting tactics in the second half. It was stop start with Jamaica wasting time throughout and as a result it was a waste of time.
"Our goalkeeper, Rowen Fernandez, was a virtual spectator and did not have much work to do, especially in the second half," he stated at the time.
new there was a reason for the JFF's new found interest in creativity. :
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