I just want to rant a BIT with my words here - It might be bitter.
So I am a football (or some may call it soccer) fanatic. Since the time when Ronaldinho was in his Prime at Barcelona, when Messi was just the talented kid wearing number 30. It was Ronaldinho who made me fall in love with the creative play and technicality. I was dribbling in the garden between my mother's flowers- Yes Mom was furious then I got promoted to play in the driveway with friends that escalated quickly to play street football with classmates and other guys from the place.
From there on played and trained in a local team, nothing serious in my mind to be a pro.
I am all pace and small tricks but a menace in midfield and defending, I used to play right-footed leftwing with a left weak foot.
College - I played more and more futsal.
Graduating I was still training at the local club but the club kept failing and failing so I kept playing more and more futsal en street football.
Then we heard the news of a new coach for the Suriname Men National Team. Mind you I was already looking for players of Suriname origin in the Fifa Game Database of players and I was making my own dream team by buying them and forming them. So I had already a vision we should take diaspora players in our team. But this coach took it with the best local players and I was skeptical let's more bitter in thinking. But he CHANGED the whole ball game we used to play.
Everything started to change gradually even the hype up to the point when we got the law that we can accept diaspora players.
Then we started making more and more waves in CONCACAF Nations League then we got our ticket to Gold Cup, which was for us the first time.
I know we had our chances. I know we could have played better {in certain moments} BUT we are in midst of Suriname's Football Revolution, that's how other countries call it - and it is the PERFECT NAMING OF IT!
Maybe he had not got the goals the SVB have put in vision, but damn HOW can you drop the coach like that? You spent 1 million $, fine who cares?
This is the football world - there are ways to make money, many many ways. I know the deadlines and goals have been missed but you can take an evaluation meeting with the coach, the staff, and the players.
But noooooooooo You had to show your might & power, SVB.
I think you guys are scared of change, you guys are having so much pride in 'Bringing the change" that you want to break it again because you guys are not seen as legends or heroes.
WE have something in Suriname, we always want to be in the spotlight, wWHYYYY? yOU DO NOT HAVE TO !! tHERE ARE HEROES BEHIND CURTAINS TOO ..
The country was thanking you guys already and the coach as the light and know as always you broke it.
You broke the Hype, the speed of this transition, the dreams, and let's not forget TRUST not only of the players but of future candidates of coaches and players. To the person who will be the next coach, I have to say; Good luck and watch your back!
I think they extended Gorre's contract to keep the hype and to win another term as Board of SVB.
J.K you are a sly weasel. but F'Furu ne gwa nanga langa!
Well, that's was it. You might ask why bring up the memories? Then I will answer - who do you think the young soccer players from and in Suriname looked up to in the Football Revolution Suriname?
We even had fans who have no relation to Suriname but they loved the transition of a sleeping giant.
I will sit quietly, bitter, hoping that this giant will wake up the right way and with the right people and stay slaying other giants.
I hope... one day!
