The Downward Spiral Continues

March 29th, 2009 | By: kiko | 6 Comments »

The Palancas Negras are currently going through their worst possible phase.

Following the humiliation at the hands of Mali, faithful fans expected a tactical improvement from the National team. When the fixture against Cape Verde was announced, some fans complained that the opposition was not capable of trully testing the National team- Cape Verde turned out to make short work of the National team. The Palancas lost 1-0 to a well organised Cape Verde side in a neutral venue (Portugal).

The issues with the National team are mostly the same. An inexperienced coach, poor tactical discipline on the field, failure to explore and try out new talent, and the list goes on.
All I can state for now is that at this rate, the Palancas will not win a single game (let alone reach the semi-finals) of the African Nations Cup.

Angola’s next match is against Morroco on Tuesday in Lisbon.

My prediction: Angola 0-2 Morroco



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Username By Claudio | April 1st, 2009 at 3:56 pm
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Well Kiko, perfect prediction.

At the risk of launching into a expletive-laden diatribe of what exactly I think of the incapable Mabi de Almeida, the inexplicably myopic FAF, and the complacent players, I will stop here.

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Username By VD | April 2nd, 2009 at 4:02 am
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Poor very poor and after the Morocco game even worse only luck keep the score at 2 – 0 in favor of Morocco they should all b fired from the coach to the president only then we can move forward…. or else we gonna be embarrassed in our own country….. :(

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Username By pedro | April 10th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
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Now the blaming game has commence FAF is blaming the coach & the coach is blaming the FAF for poor organizational skills in my opinion both are to blame and both should be sacked especially the president Mr. Justino Fernandes who as never played sports or even study management…. in other words an incompetent, with only 8 months to go and only 3 friendlies confirmed the French game is still in the balance, i foresee a very embarrassing exit in the 1st round for Angola… :( hopefully we still have time to fix it ( i doubt it )

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Username By pedro | April 10th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
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By the way guys here goes all the results so far from since Mabi took over Angola 3 Niger 1 ; Venezuela 0 Angola 0 ; Zambia 3 Angola 1 ; Angola 0 Zambia 1 ;Mali 4 Angola 0 ; Angola 0 Cape Verde 1 ; Angola 0 Morocco 2 ; Angola 0 Namibia 0 e caso para dizer q este patife nao vale nada mas tambem ha q ser honestos a nossa selecao esta muito aquem daquela q nos truxe tanto orgulho…..

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Username By Kiko | April 11th, 2009 at 10:38 am
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Our current situation is embarrassing guys.

However, as Pedro said, the heat is on the FAF president Fernandes to act. He has promised to hire a new manager in the following weeks. What really caught my attention, was the way he released two contrasting statements in a short space of time (one stating that he believed and supported Mabi de Almeida, and the other claiming that the national team needed a new manager).

Lets hope that they replace the manager as soon as possible. The national team does not have amazing talent, but they have shown before that they can get the work done if the spirit and the tactics are right.

The ideal situation is to have a decent coach with a slight knowledge of Angolan football. Someone that can inspire confidence and raise the belief.
Teams are generally cautious when playing against the home team. Angola should exploit that in the AFCON and for that to happen, the players need to be confident.

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Username By Joka | April 12th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
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The FAF should be looked over… Its not just the coach… After the 2006 world cup I remember O.G. saying that FAF was not as willing to work with him as was in the past.

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