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Ifeanyi Ubah Reveal Why Japanese Coach Was Sacked by Nedumadrid(m): 10:34pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Chairman of FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Chukwuma
Ubah explains.
While the news of the dismissal of Kenichi
Yatshuhashi as the Head Coach of FC Ifeanyi
Ubah did not come as a surprise due to
players and fans' anger, many of whom
were disgruntled and disillusioned by
Kenichi's display of technical incompetence,
regressive training regime and disregard for
the Management, the Chairman of the
Anambra based club and FC Cup Champions,
Chukwuma Ubah has revealed the
underlying reasons that saw the
sledgehammer descend on Japanese coach,
Kenichi Yatsuhashi sooner than expected.
“You do know we are a very professional
outfit, driven by excellence while aiming for
success and achievement of any stipulated
goal at any point in time” began the
charismatic Chukwuma Ubah.
“When the position of the Head Coach
became vacant, we immediately swung into
action to scour the planet for the perfect
man for the job who had the right
experience, passion, vision and above all,
team spirit in order to help us achieve our
lofty ambitions in the forthcoming season”
he said.
"We identified acting Head Coach, Black Stars
of Ghana, Yaw Preko who we believed had a
reputable pedigree to take our club to the
next level. However, Yaw Preko whom we
held in high regards suggested Kenichi
Yatsuhashi to us based on his previous
working relationship with him and we
adhered which Yaw Preko who is still with
us can attest to. This was the biggest
mistake we made as we failed to carry out
our due diligence on whom we sought to
employ, depending solely on the
recommendation of his former assistant".
"All demands, financial and otherwise made
by Kenichi were met by the club, including all
the requests which the club deemed as
exorbitant and irrelevant. We did all we
could to make him comfortable as we
wanted results."
"The first red flags were raised when
Kenichi started disbanding the team, leaving
out our major star players including national
team players Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Stephen
Eze, Adeleye Olamilekan, Tamen Medrano,
Kojo Baah, Wasiu Jimoh amongst a host
others. This action led to the exit of some of
our core players who were frustrated at
being frozen out, notably Ismaila Gata, Bello
Koformata and Okereke Maduabuchi. While
we got torrents of complaints from the
players, we allowed him to take his chosen
and preferred route as we felt he had a
masterplan. His training regimes were
strange as he totally eliminated aerobics
while insisting that the players undergo
massive weight lifting, lifting weights as
heavy as 100kg across 100 metres,
culminating in lots of injuries. While all these
were not approved by the club, we
overlooked his actions on the back of his
assumed expertise".
It will be recalled that the romance was
short-lived as Kenichi Yatsuhashi did not last
beyond 30 days in that portfolio as he was
sent packing even before the NPFL Super 4
Tournament held in Enugu came to an end
as FC Ifeanyi had performed not only
woefully but were utterly dismembered by
the oppositions they played under the
Japanese.
On the woeful display at the NPFL Super 4
and the eventual dismissal of Kenichi,
Chairman of FC Ifanyi Ubah explained
further. "On the 6th of December, when the
team landed in Enugu for the NPFL Super4,
Management had a routine meeting. During
the course of the meeting, Kenichi was
requested to give an explanation as to why
our major players were left at home
especially Tamen Medrano, Kojo Baah and
Wasiu Jimoh. To our greatest surprise,
Kenichi clearly irritated by the question
responded "If I do not win the Super 4, sack
me" and he stormed out of the meeting. I
tried calling him back and he ignored me.
Despite the blatant disregard for hierarchy, I
overlooked his behaviour because he had
set a goal for himself. I had prayed he did
not just shoot himself in the foot. I had
wanted him to prove everyone wrong, even
the fans. So how did we not support him?
How did we interfere? Did we force him to
play National team Goalkeeper and our No. 1
Ikechukwu Ezenwa whom he benched in
the first match? Did we force him to play
National team defenders Olamilekan Adeleye
and Stephen Eze whom he put on the
bench? Or did we instruct Tamen Medrano,
Kojo Baah, Wasiu Jimoh and others to travel
to Enugu without the Coach's consent? If we
wanted to override him, would they have
been left in Nnewi only to be recalled by Yaw
Preko for the last match which saw a much
better and purposeful display? Is it not clear
that he has an attitude problem? Can you
imagine that this same man who was under
the club's employ vehemently refused to
adorn the colours of the club despite several
pleadings with him? His excuse was that he
was under contract with an unknown
brand, something we have not been able to
verify till today. Do not get me wrong, we
were aware of his terrible attitude due to
his last stint with Hearts of Oaks which was
well publicized in Ghana, leading to his
shameful dismissal. However, he assured us
that he was a totally changed and
transformed man to which Yaw Preko
attested to." Chukwuma explained.
"Kenichi wore an air of self-imposed King as
nobody could make suggestions nor have
any input whatsoever as he believed that his
thoughts and words were final and should
not be disagreed with or scrutinised. This
led to a total collapse in the relationship
between himself and the backroom staff as
well as the dressing room".
"After his woeful display at the first and
second match, it became obvious that our
beloved club was headed for the doldrums
under Kenichi; a change became imperative.
His tactical ineptitude became apparent
when he failed to adjust in the first game by
putting in a defender to shore up the
defence when Akakem, our defender was
given a red card while we were 1nil up. We
eventually lost the game 2-1 to Wikki Tourist.
In the second game, we lost 2nil to Rivers
United, a team who played part of the game
with 10 men and instead of us to take
advantage of the numerical superiority, our
opponents made us pay for Kenichi's lack of
technical depth."
"When the complaints became too much, it
became necessary that the Management of
the club took charge and we immediately
swung into action to prevent a total
breakdown of important sectors of the Club
which would all but undermine every
success story recorded last season. Kenichi
was invited for a parley on numerous
occasions and encouraged to reconsider his
current stance as it was doing more harm
than good while threatening to destroy the
Club from the inside out yet, Kenichi
remained adamant. The goals and views of
the Club became divergent from those of
Kenichi and a change was unavoidable.
Fortunately, he understood the situation
when explained to him and we parted ways
amicably. Kenichi was a nightmare and
terrible mistake, his high-handedness and
stubbornness is his undoing. Kenichi is not
good enough to coach any team with lofty
aspirations", Chukwuma concluded.
On the direction of the club, Chukwuma
Ubah assured fans of FC Ifeanyi Ubah that
the goals and interest of the club will remain
paramount. “Our fans should rest assured
that all decisions taken and executed by the
club are driven with the best interests of the
Club at heart. The Club is moving in the right
direction and nothing will be made to derail
or stunt the progress we have made.
Kenichi, who was also dismissed from Accra
Hearts of Oak under similar circumstances is
currently in search of a new job according
to a reliable Nigerian agent in the Czech
Republic whom Kenichi contacted to help in
the searc for a new job.
With the new season slated to kick off on
the 7th of January 2017 with a match
against Kano Pillars at the Sani Abacha
Stadium being the first hurdle for the
Warriors, fans of FC Ifeanyi Ubah will be
hoping for a winning start.
FC Ifeanyi Ubah will be looking to improve
on the league record finish of 4th last
season and at least advance to the latter
stages of the CAF Confederations Cup which
will see the Anambra Warriors make their
continental debut. |
Re: Ifeanyi Ubah Reveal Why Japanese Coach Was Sacked by Nedumadrid(m): 10:35pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
sourced from his facebook official page....cc seun,lalasticlala. |
Re: Ifeanyi Ubah Reveal Why Japanese Coach Was Sacked by wtfCode: 10:58pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
They never knew the coach's a weed smoker |
Re: Ifeanyi Ubah Reveal Why Japanese Coach Was Sacked by Nobody: 11:00pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
Hmmmm....pride |
Re: Ifeanyi Ubah Reveal Why Japanese Coach Was Sacked by djPyper: 11:08pm On Dec 16, 2016 |
they should also sack that yaw preko for his nonsense recommendation |
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