{"id":19441,"date":"2011-02-12T22:42:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=19441"},"modified":"2011-02-12T22:42:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-13T03:42:00","slug":"george-wilson-condems-super-eagles-coach-siasias-loose-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=19441","title":{"rendered":"George Wilson condems Super Eagles&#8217; Coach Siasia\u2019s loose tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">USA based Sierra Leonean George Wilson, a man recognized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports for his tremendous contribution to sports, particularly football, who in 2003 was instrumental in bringing Brazilian coach, Jose Antonio Nogueria to Sierra Leone, is not a happy man at the moment because of the disrespectful comment made by Nigerian coach Samson Siasia towards Leone Star\u2019s coach, Christian Cole.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: George Wilson<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wilson who said he couldn\u2019t contain his emotions over the comment by Coach Siasia, informed Sierra Express Media that he would \u201clike to throw a challenge to Siasia that Sierra Leone can beat Nigeria.\u00a0 Nigeria do not have a better side than the Leone Stars, we can beat them,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Siasia-and-Cole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19443\" title=\"Siasia and Cole\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Siasia-and-Cole.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leone Stars beat Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles previously in July 1987 2-0, and again April 2001 1-0, so Siasia calling Coach Christian Cole a comedian is insulting and inappropriate.\u00a0 Football is a game of sport, although you want your team to win each and every game, this is not always possible, however, determination, effort, and true sportsmanship goes a long way too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wilson stated he was disappointed with Siasia\u2019s disrespectful comment towards the Leone Star\u2019s coach.\u00a0 As a coach, Siasia should know better on how to address a fellow coach and to criticize in a professional way, not by throwing out some off-hand comment that has no foundation.\u00a0 In fact, Siasia in his capacity as head coach should display leadership qualities rather than childish derogatory comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wilson concluded by saying he feels Siasia owes Cole an apology and this should be put in place before any animosity sets in between the two teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr 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