Dear Editor,
Is PDV a bad coach or a man that is not so skilful with the queen's language? I think that is the question everyone should be asking themselves.
As far as coaching goes, I believe a coach should be judged on results, not what he says when he addresses the media. If a person is a footballer then surely you don't expect that person to be an expert on international relations. my point is, you can't judge a coaches abiliity on the basis of what he utters.
I have listened to people complaining about PDV being out of his depth and so on, and these statements are based on the fact that he made an error in judgement against the Lions when he substituted a quarter of the team.
Joel Santa can't even speak English for Pete' sake and I don't hear anyone calling for his head.
Not a bad coach
This is the man that did what many coaches couldn't do, he won at the house of pain and he won the British & Irish Lions series. I believe if this were the coach that the powers that be at SARU and your typical rugby supporter really preferred (Heyneke Meyer), then there wouldn't be any of this nonsense.
Schalk Burger gouges another player and the public shifts focus from him to PDV, instead of condemning Schalk, hardly anything is said about him.
Support the coach
I think the rugby loving public should support a coach of the national team irrespective of his skin colour, for reference u can take the South African soccer team.
In 1996 when they won the Afcon the coach was white and the captain as well, and your typical soccer supporter didn't care about that as long as the team was doing well.
Now if we South Africans are serious about developing talent we need to encourage it not vilify it at every mistake they make, everyone makes mistakes it but we have to be persistent to be able to get the best out of them.
Buntu Marubungwana
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