Interview with the Maniac

“All teams will encounter weeks where the results just don’t go your way. To win you have to minimise these weeks and have a few really good ones” said Jojo, Manager of the Malaysian Maniacs, after his teams dismal performance in Week 6 which should drop his team to 4th place, 3rd at best.

On the issue of goalkeeper, he stated that the team has signed on a top keeper for the remainder of the season. He also added that what happened to Warner (own goal) is just part and parcel of the game. “We have had keeper issues but even with this problem we are still in the top group fighting for top spot every week. There are still 34 teams below us. There are teams that have had Van De Sar from Week 1 but are still languishing mid table. One player does not make a team. You need a well balanced squad.” It was pretty obvious that he wasn’t going to name teams but from our best guess he was referring to LSC Timmisimo.

When asked on how he will play the remainder of the season, “we will play how we have played the last few weeks. Conservative. Let the other teams take risks to close the gap. We are comfortable where we are now. If they make good calls, well good for them. If not they will slip even further behind.”

Before ending the interview he made one last statement “I would just like to say to the other managers in positions below us not to make any comments until they are in the same standing as us. It will be like spitting in their own face if they do because right now, they’re just not good enough”