Every time this guy opens his mouth, i begin to sense how jealous he is of woolmer, you have had three stints as the head of pakistan and nothing to show for it. why not keep your mouth shut and let this man work? I swear, Miandad is going from hero to zero very fast in my book.
http://www.dawn.com/2004/12/21/spt2.htm
Miandad accuses Woolmer of insulting players
By Our Sports Correspondent
LAHORE, Dec 20: Former Pakistan cricket team coach, Javed Miandad, has lashed out at Bob Woolmer for insulting Pakistani players by saying they had mental problems.
“Criticizing one’s own team with such remarks is an insult of, not only the players but of the entire nation and it would be better if the coach handles the situation by motivating the players,” Miandad told Dawn on Monday.
“The boys need motivation and not criticism from their coach as they have a long and exacting tour ahead in Australia,” Miandad said. “Obviously there is an element of mental confusion or mental awe within the performance,” remarked Woolmer as quoted in the press after Pakistan lost to Australia by 491 runs in the first Test at Perth on Sunday, the most humiliating defeat ever suffered by Pakistan.
“You have to show loyalty to the country from which you are earning your bread and butter but by making such remarks you are insulting them and as a Pakistani and former coach of the same team I am deeply hurt as well as disappointed,” lamented Miandad.
“To me by using the word mental confusion, the coach is labelling his players as mentally disturbed people and that is also the insult of the nation,” he added. He said that nationalism should reflect in any statement made by a coach representing Pakistanis but here it was completely lacking which was a matter of serious concern for him.
He said that New Zealand had recently been defeated by Australia but their coach did not criticize his players, instead he boosted their morale. Miandad also criticized Woolmer for saying he would consult some people to look for a solution to the problem.
“Consulting others shows a lack of confidence to tackle the situation but even I would advise him to spend more and more time at the nets with the players and give more attention to other ground activities which to me is a better solution,” Miandad stressed.
He pointed out that Woolmer had already consulted others during the last Champions Trophy held in England to choose to bat first in windy conditions in semifinals against the West Indies at the Rose Bowl which went badly wrong.
He said that defeats and wins were part of the game but as a team official the most important thing was how one handled the situation. He said that the PCB did not learn a lesson from the previous experience of hiring foreign coaches.
“In the past Richard Pybus had also made similar remarks against Pakistani players and now another foreign coach is doing the same,” he remarked. Pybus had said that Pakistani players were not keen to learn, after the team failed to qualify for the second round of the World Cup in South Africa.
“We are not inept and we have won many matches and established many records,” Miandad specified. He said that the PCB should take notice of such statements, otherwise he would continue his criticism.
"It is the role of the board
@ Miandad