TS Galaxy Coach Sead Ramovic Criticises Biased 'Pro' Orlando Pirates Pundit

TS Galaxy Coach Sead Ramovic Criticises Biased 'Pro' Orlando Pirates Pundit

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 28, 2023 at 10:47 AM
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  • Sead Ramovic has established himself as one of the bluntest and most forthright coaches in the history of the Premier Soccer League
  • The TS Galaxy coach has gone on the offensive in voicing what has irked him regarding the standards of punditry in local football
  • The Serbian said that television pundits were biased in Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates' favour when analysing matches

TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic has slammed television pundits, calling for them to pursue their coaching badges and improve their analysis.

In his opinion, the standard from the Premier Soccer League experts, made up of former players during live games, is below par. 

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TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic and chairman Tim Sukazi. Image source: @UnplayableZA.
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He said on SABC Sport:

“Roy Keane, Thierry Henry and Jammie Carragher… top players and experts in England. All of them have the Uefa Pro [licence], so it means top-class level for a pundit. What about South Africa? They have someone who played maybe four games for Orlando Pirates and then disappeared. No [football] education, and then he talks about our structure that he hasn’t really seen?”

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He then turned his attention to an unnamed pundit by firing:

“I then ask myself ‘you don’t have a clue about soccer’. When I watch a lot of games, explanations from him about the game and structure…I hear a lot of nonsense. So it means you have to put the level up. He cannot get a job like this, he’s not at the right level.
"You have fantastic coaches [in the PSL] with knowledge, but don’t have jobs. Why not let them be the experts that everybody can learn something from? When Orlando plays, then he talks about how successful they are. Maybe he gets free tickets from Orlando, I don’t know.” 

Elsewhere, Ramovic also dismissed Chiefs and Pirates' league title hopes in the face of Mamelodi Sundowns' dominance.

Ramovic and Mosimane have a spat

Ramovic and Al Ahli coach Pitso Mosimane crossed swords back in February.

Sports Brief reported on how Mosimane responded angrily to Ramovic's dismissiveness of Sibusiso Vilakazi, who was shown the door at Galaxy rather unceremoniously.

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