I think Senegal's coach is Stupid. Omits Demba Ba.

[NigerianPrince]

Well, looking good for South Africa in the group, like I predicted. How can a coach omit a player like Demba ba from a provisional national team squad??? The coach must be stupid. Well, it is definitely looking good for South Africa the opponents in the same group.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30604627 (link to view) \

Peace and God bless...


Demba Ba demands answers after Senegal squad omission
By Oluwashina Okeleji BBC Sport
27 December 2014 Last updated at 16:43 GMT

Demba Ba has demanded an explanation from national coach Alain Giresse after the shock news he was left out of Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations squad.

The Besiktas striker was expected to be a shoe-in for next month's tournament in Equatorial Guinea.

Ba, formerly of Chelsea and Newcastle, has scored 16 goals in 19 appearances for his Turkish club this season.

He last played for the Teranga Lions as a late substitute in October's 1-0 loss in Tunisia in a Nations Cup qualifier.

In an angry outburst on Twitter, the 29-year-old said he wants a detailed explanation for his omission from the provisional 28-man squad announced on Friday.

"I can't wait to hear his excuses and destroy them one by one," Ba said on Twitter.

Ba was omitted from the Teranga Lions squad for their final qualifiers against Egypt and Botswana in November, with Giresse insisting the striker was injured.

Senegal's Group C fixtures
19 Jan: v Ghana in Mongomo

23 Jan: v South Africa in Mongomo

27 Jan: v Algeria in Malabo


A disappointed Ba quickly sought to clarify the situation in the media by insisting that he was fully fit to play.

"The coach called and said that I needed to rest and take care of my ankle. It feels strange to me as I am completely fit and able to play football," Ba told Senegalese publication "Stades" after his omission.

"If Alain Giresse wanted to include me, he would have done so as he knows that my ankle is completely fine."

It appears the experienced striker has paid the price for his public outburst and his place in the squad has been taken by Diafra Sakho, who plays for English Premier League side West Ham United.

Giresse, who has been in charge since January 2013, named Diambars goalkeeper Ousmane Mane as the only locally-based player and included brothers Lamine and Salif Sane in the squad.

The 2002 Nations Cup runners-up will look to striker Papiss Cisse for goals. Cisse is enjoying a good season with Newcastle United with seven Premier League goals to his name so far.

Senegal are in Group C at the Nations Cup where they will face favourites Algeria, Ghana and South Africa at the 17 January to 8 February tournament.

The players will begin their training camp in Dakar on 2 January and then move to El Jadida in Morocco on 7 January, the same day Giresse is expected to finalise his 23-man squad.

Senegal's provisional squad:

Goalkeepers: Bouna Coundoul (Ethnikos Achnas FC, Cyprus), Lys Gomis (Trappani, Italy), Pape Demba Camara (Sochaux, France), Ousmane Mane (Diambars)

Defenders: Zargo Toure (Le Havre, France), Lamine Gassama (Lorient, France), Lamine Sane (Bordeaux, France), Kara Mbodj (Genk, Belgium), Pape Ndiaye Souare (Lille, France), Papy Djilobodji (Nantes, France), Boukary Drame (Atalanta, Italy), Ibrahima Mbaye (Inter Milan, Italy), Cheikh Mbengue (Rennes, France)

Midfielders: Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham, England), Pape Kouli Diop (Levante, Spain), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Lille, France), Stephane Badji (Brann, Norway), Salif Sane (Hanover, Germany), Pape Alioune Ndiaye (Bodo Glimt, Norway), Alfred Ndiaye (Real Betis, Spain).

Strikers: Moussa Konate (SC Sion, Switzerland), Diafra Sakho (West Ham, England), Mame Birame Diouf (Stoke City, England), Sadio Mane (Southampton, England), Moussa Sow (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Papiss Demba Cisse (Newcastle, England), Henri Saivet (Bordeaux, France), Dame Ndoye (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia).

[tfco]

we do have a Senegal fan on CE

oya come answer o, unless you're busy with the Mali squad analysis

[YUJAM]

Demba Ba hasn't been a regular for Giresse

I understand there are personal issues between the two too

[Cellular]

Demba Ba hasn't been a regular for Giresse

I understand there are personal issues between the two too

Tribalism?

He refused to drop?

Or you mean to tell me the good ole "I don't like your face" reason coaches can legitimately use...

[marutimon]

Demba Ba is Senegal's best striker, but the difference between him and the second best is minimal.

[YUJAM]

Demba Ba is Senegal's best striker, but the difference between him and the second best is minimal.

They've been using three man attack. Papis, Mane and Mam Biram

[YUJAM]

Demba Ba hasn't been a regular for Giresse

I understand there are personal issues between the two too

Tribalism?

He refused to drop?

Or you mean to tell me the good ole "I don't like your face" reason coaches can legitimately use...

I hear you bro. He is a foreign coach so it cannot possibly a drop issue

[Maradona]

As good as Demba Ba is, Senegal have such a plethora of attacking talents that his absence could end up having limited effect, provided they use the right combination.
The likes of: Mame Birame Diouf, Sadio Mane, Diafra Sakho, Dame Ndoye, Moussa Sow, and Papiss Cisse, illustrate their strength in the striking department.

[Enugu II]

Demba Ba hasn't been a regular for Giresse

I understand there are personal issues between the two too

Tribalism?

He refused to drop?

Or you mean to tell me the good ole "I don't like your face" reason coaches can legitimately use…

No good coach would drop Demba Ba It is possible that Demba Ba refused to drop.

[King Futcha]

we do have a Senegal fan on CE

oya come answer o, unless you're busy with the Mali squad analysis

I remember when you were entertaining (I have a good memory) seems so long ago(because it was), now you just reach, and make up story after story, smh

[King Futcha]

Demba Ba hasn't been a regular for Giresse

I understand there are personal issues between the two too

Tribalism?

He refused to drop?

Or you mean to tell me the good ole "I don't like your face" reason coaches can legitimately use...

This is Demba Ba we're talking about, not some guy from the Vietnamese league.

[bamenda boy]

His replacements are not that bad either. Sackho at West Ham is doing just fine.

[King Futcha]

[vancity eagle]

As bad as this is, his replacements are all quality and not some third division junks that Ke$hi is used to calling. As someone pointed out, missing Ba will have a minute effect. The rest of the squad is pretty much the best Senegal have to offer.

Is dropping Ba as bad as dropping all of the following at once

Ike UCHE
OBASI
Martins
DAUDA
LUKMAN
NOSA
JOEL Obi
Nacho
Imho
Ideye
Success
Aluko

If Giresse is stupid, then please tell us what Ke$hi is, please tell.

[Lolly]

Demba Ba hasn't been a regular for Giresse

I understand there are personal issues between the two too

Tribalism?

He refused to drop?

Or you mean to tell me the good ole "I don't like your face" reason coaches can legitimately use…

No good coach would drop Demba Ba It is possible that Demba Ba refused to drop.

Since it appears you have missed the koko of Yujam's comment, I have tried to make it easy for you and Celluar by highlighting It. Does the word BEEF sound familiar?

[Cmoke]

The reason for Demba Ba's omission is obvious.

When Goatti tried to install Tony Harri$$ as Ba's agent, Ba blocked it!

Payback is a biatch! You don't mess with my little Goatti!

Cmoke

[tfco]

we do have a Senegal fan on CE

oya come answer o, unless you're busy with the Mali squad analysis

I remember when you were entertaining (I have a good memory) seems so long ago(because it was), now you just reach, and make up story after story, smh

queenie, why so self-conscious

[Cellular]

Demba Ba hasn't been a regular for Giresse

I understand there are personal issues between the two too

Tribalism?

He refused to drop?

Or you mean to tell me the good ole "I don't like your face" reason coaches can legitimately use…

No good coach would drop Demba Ba It is possible that Demba Ba refused to drop.

Since it appears you have missed the koko of Yujam's comment, I have tried to make it easy for you and Celluar by highlighting It. Does the word BEEF sound familiar?

You are the one that missed it.

Sometimes 'beef' (aka, I don't like your face) is a legitimate although a flimsy reason why coaches don't play (invite) certain players. In Naijaria, fans like you will allege impropriety because that is where your mind goes all the time.

#justsaying!

[zoro]

As bad as this is, his replacements are all quality and not some third division junks that Ke$hi is used to calling. As someone pointed out, missing Ba will have a minute effect. The rest of the squad is pretty much the best Senegal have to offer.

Is dropping Ba as bad as dropping all of the following at once

Ike UCHE
OBASI
Martins
DAUDA
LUKMAN
NOSA
JOEL Obi
Nacho
Imho
Ideye
Success
Aluko

If Giresse is stupid, then please tell us what Ke$hi is, please tell.

There are 12 players in this your list.

[leftee]

Strikers: Moussa Konate (SC Sion, Switzerland), Diafra Sakho (West Ham, England), Mame Birame Diouf (Stoke City, England), Sadio Mane (Southampton, England), Moussa Sow (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Papiss Demba Cisse (Newcastle, England), Henri Saivet (Bordeaux, France), Dame Ndoye (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia).

Ba is surplus to requirements

[Purity]

Cisse is better than Ba.

Demba Ba is Senegal's best striker, but the difference between him and the second best is minimal.

[Enugu II]

Coach Giresse should simply ignore this guy and put him in the doghouse for much longer. What rubbish!

DEMBA BA BLASTS ‘PUPPET’ GIRESSE

by Stephane DeSaintsalvy
Monday Dec 29, 2014. 16:18
http://africanfootball.com/news/493934/ ... et-Giresse

Besiktas’ Senegalese striker Demba Ba hit out at Lions’ coach Alain Giresse after being left out of the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Frenchman decided not to include the 29-year old in his 28-player pre-list ahead of the continental showpiece.

“The list includes almost all the players involved in the qualifying campaign. I am not here to say if some of the players deserve or not to be there, but when I see some of the names chosen ahead of me, I do not agree,” Demba Ba told Stades.

“Looking at this list, it seems that we are not dealing with the coach of a national team but rather with a puppet. It is clear that he didn’t take some of the decisions.

“Following our defeat in Tunisia, he was in the changing room, with a dazed look, not knowing how to start his speech. I insist that we are not dealing with a coach but with a puppet.”

Senegal will kick off their tournament against Ghana in Mongomo on January 19, before facing South Africa and Algeria.

[NigerianPrince]

As bad as this is, his replacements are all quality and not some third division junks that Ke$hi is used to calling. As someone pointed out, missing Ba will have a minute effect. The rest of the squad is pretty much the best Senegal have to offer.

Is dropping Ba as bad as dropping all of the following at once

Ike UCHE
OBASI
Martins
DAUDA
LUKMAN
NOSA
JOEL Obi
Nacho
Imho
Ideye
Success
Aluko

If Giresse is stupid, then please tell us what Ke$hi is, please tell.

To be honest to you, there is no one word that describes Ke$hi. He is a Winner, Legacy, Loser, Unpredictable, etc. Hope I have answered your question to the best way it can be answered.