The Misunderstoods : A Football Podcast

Remontada, Spanish word for comeback, often associated with association football.

“A team must be built from the ground up. In Africa, we want to build teams from the trees.”

Cup of Nations official, 1988 African Footballer of the Year and former Zambia star Kalusha Bwalya.

On this Special episode we spoke to the managers of south B Sportif (Jared Aketch) And Bomas FC (David Dinda) after their match at the Bomas grounds which ended 3-0 , the home team with all the goals. We also had the pleasure of engaging with a Bomas FC fan.

“This kind of full-back now is much more of a midfield player. The kind of football they play, in halfspaces, they are the other winger sometimes, the central midfielder sometimes."

Jürgen Klopp on the modern day fullback in 2016.

“I’m not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter Milan or Real Madrid. It wouldn’t be a problem to me to go and manage those clubs because I would win the double or the league every time.”

Sam Allardyce ,2010.

"It's not about the Long ball or the short ball , it's about the right ball."

Bob Paisley OBE (Liverpool manager 1974 - 1983). One of five managers to have won the English top flight as player and manager at the same club.

A Conversation With the 5 Time Manager of the Kenya National team ((( One of 5 Managers to get KEnya to the AFCON ))) and Winner of the K.P.L as both player and manager ON 4 separate Occasions.

"It's hard to walk away from a winning streak, even harder to leave the table when you're on a losing one."

Cara Bertoia , Cruise Quarters - A Novel about Casinos and Cruise Ships.

"I shouldn't say that, but a lot of managers think we have to get to the breaks, then we have to get past the next break.it's always the time when managers are sacked. It gives clubs two weeks to get a new manager and it always seems to happen then."

Steve Bruce , November 2019 , on the propensity of managers to lose their jobs during the international break.

<The Commentator's Curse", a variation of what was referred to in the old days as "The Kiss of Death". It is basically the propensity of a player to blunder after his/her talents have been highly praised by the commentator.>>

This Episode is our attempt at Commentary. We hope you enjoy.

"You are like a person with a flu, with a virus in a closed room - you pass that virus to the others."

Words Mourinho is alleged to have told Paul Pogba back in 2018 following a 2-2 draw with Southampton.