Once again on 8thof this month and that too at home ground, Fatorda, FC Goa failed to rise up to the expected level and surrendered all the points to FC Pune in a pathetic defeat just like earlier on 4thwith North East United FC at Guwahati. It is not Zico’s fault alone though he failed this time miserably to groom the team as a well-knit cohesive unit inspite of taking the team to Brazil for grooming the players to be the best.
The team FC Goa has many flaws starting from custodian Kattimani whose recklessness was responsible to concede at least two goals out of 4. In the defense line with all my due respect to his past glories as World Cupper for Brazil, once mighty Lucio at 38 now, is unfit to shoulder the responsibility of manning the defense appropriately. He is now a pale shadow of his earlier mighty self in the sense that now he is slowed down, lost his earlier concentration and above all he lost the taste of playing competitive soccer.
In the half line there is not a single maestro to orchestrate the midfield by defending and attacking, at times Romeo did this job but he is not used full time to utilize his skill.
In the forward line though Mandar showed some glimpses of his last season’s skills in sprinting with the ball cleverly evading past number of opponents yet his other colleagues are not receptive to his tempo. Rafael is accurate in hitting the target but he is a bit slow while Reinaldo is a bit flimsy. As a whole, the forward line looks like playing only for the sake of playing and not to win. They want to dribble and exchange passes even in the penalty box which is not correct. In a Portuguese Eusebian and West German Gerd Muellerian style, our boys must finish the execution when they get the ball in the box. The foreign players looks tired and not spirited because they have crossed their peak.
It is not enough to play the game but while playing you must also have God’s blessing which FC Goa will never get because it is financed by the sinful money from the sinful business of Casino gambling. Without God’s blessing nothing good will come. Under the current ownership of FC Goa team by the sinful Casino owner and promoter of sacrilegious Casino business, Mr. Modi, FC Goa will fail miserably. And signs are already appeared of the wrath of God.
A.Veronica Fernandes.