Give ‘Jingles’ a Bells
Downs coach has classic quotes
PITSO “Jingles” Mosimane achieved his crowning moment as a coach on Thursday night when he was named the Confederation of African Football’s coach of the year for 2016.
Thoughout his career the forthright‚ witty‚ cheeky and, at times‚ combustible coach has delighted the press and public with his colourful quotes.
Here are seven of Jingles’ finest one-liners:
After Sundowns were thrashed 50 by Bloemfontein Celtic at Lucas Moripe Stadium in 2015:
“I have seen nine‚ I have seen eight‚ I have seen seven against AmaZulu. So in my life I have had eight and nine also and so why can’t we also accept that will get five?”
After a win against Orlando Pirates:
“Sundowns showed integrity‚ Sundowns showed tactical discipline. My players were sweating blood tonight. They were eating grass.”
After a defeat against Polokwane City:
“It was a nice‚ dimmed‚ parked bus. You can’t move the bus. But I understand Boebie [Solomons] needs the points and they needed them more than us. That’s why their central defender was man of the match.”
After winning a Q1 Q-Innovation prize for leading the PSL in the first quarter:
“This Q-somethings‚ they don’t mean a lot hey. Okay‚ it is good‚ it is motivation‚ but it is sardines.
“You can win Q1 and Q4‚ and you don’t win the league. What is that? You must catch the big fish.”
After a game against SuperSport United:
“SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns coaches don’t play for a draw. We opened the floodgates. It was not a Floyd Mayweather fight‚ it was a Mike Tyson fight.”
Referring to Orlando Pirates winger Daine Klate after a defeat to Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup:
“But there is a player who is always on the floor. You touch him a little bit‚ he rolls like he’s been shot from the top.
“No – this is a man’s game. Let’s all play. Look at [Oupa] Manyisa‚ look at [Thandani] Ntshumayelo – these boys are strong‚ they play‚ they are not on the floor every minute‚ every second.”
After Anthony Laffor’s goal against Chippa United put Downs into last year’s MTN8 final:
“I always ask Anthony Laffor: ‘Why can’t you be in the starting line-up? I mean‚ you’ve got so much speed and technique’.
“He’s such a good football player why should he be coming from the bench. But‚ somewhere‚ somehow you play him in the first XI from the start of the game and you don’t get much.
“I end up substituting him after 45 minutes and then I’ve lost a sub.
“Against Tuks [in the PSL game where Sundowns wrapped up the title in 2015-16]‚ I asked him: ‘Laffor‚ we have a big game and we need to win the league. I don’t want to have to wait to go to Wits and fight for it there.’ And he started and scored a hat-trick.
“No‚ it’s not easy. I don’t know if today‚ ‘Are you playing or are you not going to play?’
“And it’s the life of a coach. We’re dealing with very difficult characters. You’ve got 25 characters.”
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