Renard: I ‘ve been approached by two African teams but nothing official yet
Happy times: Renard sharing a light moment with the media as Erick Mwanza & U-17 team manager looks on during Wednesday's media briefing
Chipolopolo Boys trainer Herve Renard has revealed that he has been approached by two African countries that have qualified to the World Cup but no official contract has been tabled yet.
And the Frenchman also confirmed that he held talks with one of the football association president of the countries that is courting him though it’s a team that has not qualified to the World Cup.
Meanwhile Zambia has made a steady progress on the Coca Cola/FIFA World rankings from 84th to the 73rd thanks to the impressive show in Angola were they reached the quarter finals.
“I didn’t receive any invitation from the Nigerian federation. I talked with some people but talking is easy. But I like I said every time talking is not signing.
"I never take my phone to call someone but I think people are impressed with the perfomance of Zambia in Angola"
Me…I never take my phone to call someone but I think they were impressed with the way Zambia played,” the Frenchman said
The Frenchman went on to say that if he receives a good concrete offer then FAZ President Kalusha Bwalya will be the first one to know.
“Some countries contacted me and said that it will be a pleasure to work with you’…I said and I repeat that every time is the same that I have a contract up to May 2010.
“If we have to discuss about something first its me off course and secondly is to talk to the President of the federation (Kalusha). That means any contract…any invitation I will receive I inform the President because it’s a good way and I am obliged to do that.
“It’s impossible to leave the country just like that I will respect everybody and the President Kalusha Bwalya ,” Renard said.
Renard was motivated by Munaile’s words
After clarifying his contract issues, the 41 year old then took a swipe at Kalusha’s Vice President, Emmanuel Munaile who coincidently was the delegation leader in Angola.
“Remember in December, some people wanted to put me on paid leave. I didn’t forget,” the 41 year old said referring to Munaile’s statement that changes with be made to the technical bench.
“My motivation for African Cup was important after what I heard from those people. But I respect their decisions, this is football. If you are not able to receive criticism, to be strong then you can’t be coach at the high level. That means it was a very good thing and good motivation for me.
I hope these people didn’t forget because I won’t forget.
Renard was surprised with Munaile’s utterances in the media after he considered people at Football House as family.
“I consider this (Football) House like a family normally that means if you want to approach someone especially your coach, you have to talk with him face to face but not in a newspaper or TV to announce that there will be changes.
Great Kalu with HR in Angola before Zambia's game wit Gabon. Pix courtesy by FAZ website
“I decide on my technical bench. I was fighting to go to Africa with the same technical bench. I was not at 100% satisfaction. It was a good fight for the president Kalusha Bwalya and when I told him we need to keep the same technical bench and we ‘ll qualify for the quarter finals, I was very happy to get his confidence before the Africa Cup.
And now one month after a lot of people are talking about me. You know football, you have to stay with your foot on the floor and relax,” he said.
“A year ago, maybe around Cosafa 2008…one person I was talking with is not here but from a newspaper, The Post. I told him you can criticize me everyday, it’s not my problem but I will tell you something in 2010, I will be a coach of a big team in Africa one day.
“Now if you think I am pretentious, am not. I have a lot of confidence in myself. That means my target to be coach for a very big team in Africa.
The Frenchman jokingly compared himself to Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho to the way he handles himself in the media.
“If I said I am ambitious, it’s because you know communication in football is very important, Why? He asked
“Mourinho is a fantastic coach because he is a good coach on the pitch as well as outside. He is fantastic with the media and he says is the (Gospel) truth to the journalist everytime,” Renard admiring the special one.
“He has a lot of things most coaches don’t have though they are at the same level…the skill to talk with the newspapers,” he gave a reason why he admires the former Chelsea gaffer.
On the reason why he will dump Zambia for a World Cup bound African country
“I will be fair with you. There are a lot of important things in 2010 in Africa and the World Cup will be here for the first time.
“I think in your job, all of you are dreaming of going to the World Cup and make reports or watch a game. That means, it’s my dream in my life to be a coach of a World Cup team. I am sorry if some people are not happy with me but I am fair with you. My dream one day is to be coach of World Cup (bound) team.
Renard is ready to extend but should a World Cup African bound team offer him a contract he will sign
Renard even gave an example of three times in a row African Cup of Nations winning coach Sheshata that he is on record of having said he wants to coach a team at the World Cup.
“I have received one or two proposals from countries and if they agree to sign with me, my response …you know I think.
“Now I hope I am clear with FAZ and should understand my position and I think I am very clear now because this is 2010 and maybe the next World Cup (Africa) will be in twenty something. It’s a fantastic year for football in Africa and I dream about to be part of it.
“I wake up every morning and my target is to enjoy like I was enjoying at the last African Cup of Nations. It’s not the same atmosphere like when you are playing CECAFA or small tournaments but to be chosen for this job is difficult to refuse. I won’t decide alone because there’s one contract with FAZ and we will see.
“If one team that has qualified to the World Cup wants to sign me they have to make a deal with the federation but I haven’t received a contract yet. There’s only Herve Renard on a shortlist. We have to stay calm and see for the next few weeks what happens.
When asked if he would feel betrayed if FAZ was to enter into a pre-contract with another coach since his future with the national team depends on his dream to coach a World Cup bound African country.
Renard said,”if FAZ want to sign with another coach, they can tell me. This is football and we move on, life continues. I will accept and go somewhere else with the same motivation even if it won’t be a World Cup team. At the moment I haven’t discussed anything with FAZ.
The 41 year old made it clear that if at all he will extend his contract which ends in May, he would like a number of things to be changed but hinted that he is not driven by money.
“Last week I received a huge offer from a club in Dubai but I categorically refused because I am not interested in the money. Money is not important, I think what is important is what you want to achieve in life,” he said.
Part 2 of Herve Renard’s media briefing will published in the next 24 hours. He talks about the tournament in Angola, players and his tactics
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Many of these guys, have been anti HR since he was appointed. Don’t expect them to say anything positive. I have not noticed that they are not saying anything about Sinkala,their favorite? Afcon showed that HR is a good coach, if I were FAZ, I would keep him. I have also noticed that a lot of people do not know soccer like the claim.
I honestly believe mbesuma must have been tryng his luck out in Angola. I guess for some discipline is not present in their vocab. I am also dissapointed with Kalabas north african move, he is too good a player not to crack it in Europe. His size works aganist him I guess but I believe after afcon and with a good agency like pro sport he should have at least got into the french league. I am a little caoncerned with this thing of fathers and brothers being managers. Even Anelkas career almost took a nose dive because f this family management thing. Kalaba should signn up with a good management team.
zamfoot y r u givin us da story in parts?dis is borin or u dont ve new stories 2giv us?
WHAT IS OUR POSITION ON THE AFRICAN LOG???? BLESSED REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA … SHALOM
If u knew that being at the world cup is that important, Mr Renard, why didnt u work had to qualify your team? Why do u want to reap where u didnt sow???
Say something postive for once, you are always bitter.
aaaaah! walasa
Blessed land of Zambia … GOD bless the Republic
@Chamz…to be honest with you my bro or sister..I dont see what the whole fuss is all about! Zambia’s qualification to the last 8 is not an achievement..u hear that? With a serious coach this team wud have been in the final, okay? we played 4 games at Afcon..won 1, lost 2 and drew 1..u call that an achievement?? we made it to the quarterfinals becoz of the flawed CAF qualification system that everybody condemned at this AFCON. Lets wake up Zambians and stop settling for less..lets learn to aim higher. Thats why everything in zed is sub standard becoz of this mediocre attitude that we have of oways accepting failure. We have never won afcon not because we cant but becoz unlike other teams we dont go there to win it, but simply to participate and mayb go to the next round, and once we do that we are happy!!!!…for all i can HR hasnt achieved anything with us. I am sorry, thats my opinion…i have nothing against him!
I find Renard very strange,he too had the opportunity to qualify to the world cup but he didnt meet the requirements nor did he come closer to meeting the requirements of being a world cup coach.He shouldn’t be in a hurry,he is privileged that the country of talent wants him to continue as coach despite having one of the Zambia s worst record in the qualifiers.Let him concentrate coz Zambia will play the 2014 world cup in Brazil with or without Renard.Renard Relax you have not achieved anything as coach yet.Learn from Zambia and from Kalu.
PIRATES COACH KROL ON CHANSA
Krol reckons his side will be a lot sharper when they meet BidVest Wits on saturday
He is expected to give new midfield signing,zambian star and former buccaneer isaac chansa,his debut,
I have been impressed by chansa at training,he featured in the recent Africa cup of nations for zambia and unlike my bafana players,he looks sharp..
MOROKA SWALLOWS COACH ZOBEL ON MBESUMA
Swallows,who will play celtic at the seisa Ramabodu stadium,are still searching for their missing zambian striker collins mbesuma,who went AWOL after zambia reached the quaterfinals of the africa nations cup in angola last monday
Zobel dismissed the truant striker: “i have three other strikers.who knows where mbesuma got to,maybe egypt,i really dont care.i do not run after players..
This is on the supersport website.
If FAZ would like to extend the contract of HR, well let them do it now i.e. if HR is willing as well. They should not wait until May. They should ask HR to make a decision say by the end of February so that incase he does not wish to renew then FAZ can start the search for a new coach and that should in place before May
Although I am not a fan of HR, if he stays I will support him and all the other hand criticize him if he starts making costly blunders
As things stand the decision as to whether to extend the contract is in HR’s hands as FAZ have already indicated they are willing to extend his contract. With HR indicating that money is not important then I am sure FAZ can extend his contract on the same conditions as the present
Another issue FAZ should sort out is this issue letting everyone in FAZ act as spokesmen. Manuile has to sit down with HR and sort out their differences
Finally I should that I am very disappointed with the decision made by Kalaba and Sunzu to be loaned to Zamalek and sign for TP Mazembe respectively. Kalu had correctly advised players to refrain from rushing into signing contracts with cheap foreign clubs. Anyway it is their choice
Mphatso, i couldnt agree with u more,i dont know why peple were excited about second round,this time the group was very tight thats why we managed with 4 points i’m not saying that zambia didn’t play well they played very well as always but talk about an achievement talk about final or at least semis although iwish hr would stay i give him credit for discoverin some zambian talent example being mbola, sunzu etc coz if we had a local coach these players would have been no where near the national team.
Yaaa! I remember what the Ghanaian FA president said at the time FAZ wanted hiom for the Job in Zambia. He said, HR needs Zambia most that Zambia needs him. This is what is happening. However, HR requires to move to become better but his CV is not attractive.
HR has applied for the Tanzanian Job according to the Tanzanian FA.Source:goal.com
I really find your reasoning strange. Firstly, I dont know whether you understand the meaning of loyalt. HR while in Angola started speaking as though Zambia didnt exist. He created a picture that the little success Zambia had achieved was all because of him. I will be supprised if you agree with him. In case you dont rememebr, Zambia prepared for all its qualifiers in first class facilities in either South Africa or Europe, was he responsible for that? Which other coach since 1996 has been given so much support?
If Patrick Phiri, Banfuchile or even Kalu had been given this support, they probably would have bettered HR’s perfomance. By the way, in case you are not a real follower of Zambian football, Zambia,s perfomance in this year’s edition is no better that that of 1998 when Zambia beat Mozambaique, drew with a very good Morrocco, and lost to the eventual Champions Egypt. In 2006, again zambia beat southAfrica, drew with senegal and lost to Tunisia, In 2008, Zambia convicingly an ambitious Sudan, lost to cameroun and drew with a very, very good Egypt. So if you look at these results, Zambia this time qualified to the quarte finals only because of other permutations, not because Zambia was exeptional.
Good lucky Mozzp and your coach HR coz what is keeping him is only because other teams have evaluated him and they dont see him as being special. Imagine HR was coach for either Egypt or Ghana!!!!!
Renard set very low standards for mother Zambia. Look Cameroun had a tired and worn out team just experience we failed to beat. Tunisia was no where closer to zambia. we failed to beat. I think Renard is excited for getting GCE certificate insyead of 6points school certificate. Shehata is worth the salt! Even Amodu shuabi can boast because he qualified to WC.
HR go marry your own lady feed her, dress her up nicely and take her out. You can not go out with a lady who is dressed and fed by other people and boast. Leave the WC teams alone. Work hard and qualify your own other “smaller” teams like Tanzania (Zanzibar), somali, Eritrea, Mauritania etc.
Your standards are low and crocked! We have been to QF and SF already in the past. ASnd we have been to F already. Set your standards to LIFT THE TROPHY.
You know what desire, even the setting of a target to reach the 1/4 finals was wrong. Any ambitious person will set his target higher. If you get your targets lower it becomes difficult to achieve anything. You start school in grade 1 today and you set you target as reaching grade 5 and when you reach grade 5 then you celebrate and say you do not care if you do not reach grade 6 and 7 as you have reached your target
set your
Justice i have been following your positive and constructive contributions and i must say i have liked your contributions. It would appear the ’scouts’ took advantage of the tight remaining period for the January 2010 transfer window. The players who were approached could not wait for the July 2010 transfer window and hence the rush to sign contracts. It is unfortunate that our skilled Rainford is now being used to generate small (US$50,000′S)amounts of money for Braga by persistently loaning him from one club to another. He is definitely worth much more than that. We are in an awkward position because, as a country, we do not have a single qualified FIFA Players’ Agent (I tried the exam last year but missed the pass mark by one (1) mark and hope to resit in September this year. Right now, most of our players are being linked up to qualified scouts by one young man at UNZA who has done a tremendous job but our players are worth much more. My recollection is that Kalaba was sold to Braga at US$100,000 which was about K500,000,000 then but now loaned to Zamalek at half this price when the player is better now. FAZ should come up with a committee to take care of the interests of players to make sure they are not exploited.@Justice Kafusha
Zambia Head Coach Herve Renard Eyes Tanzania Job – Report
Herve Renard impressed in the African Nations Cup in Angola by reaching the quarter-finals, but he is now seeking greener pastures.
Zambia head coach Herve Renard has expressed interest in replacing Tanzania’s Taifa Stars coach Marcio Maximo, whose contract expires in July.
In a report posted in the Daily News the Tanzania Football Federation general secretary, Fredrick Mwakalebela, confirmed yesterday that Renard was among a number of high profile coaches who sent their applications.
“Though we have not announced the criteria for national team coach, applications are already flowing in,” he said.
He added that they will declare the post vacant and announce qualifications for Maximo’s successor after the federation’s general meeting later this month.
Mwakalebela also disclosed that the executive committee will meet tomorrow to discuss several issues that will be presented in their general meeting, which is scheduled to take place in two weeks with the main agenda being the fate of national team coach Maximo
goal.com
Chamz my brother, i have nothing against HR but i wont lie to myself that he is a good coach as for Mphatso, scouting and coaching are two differnet things thats why you will never see wenger or any other great coaches going round looking for players i appreciate his ability to see talent in people and respect him for being his own man, i wont be blind to the fact that he is tactical abilities need to be improved like i always say some of you are all about talk no action so what you say matters less to me, action noti ukubwata fye
Mphatso, sorry i meant to say mozzyp , accept my apology
Zambia head coach Herve Renard has expressed interest in replacing Tanzania’s Taifa Stars coach Marcio Maximo, whose contract expires in July.
In a report posted in the Daily News the Tanzania Football Federation general secretary, Fredrick Mwakalebela, confirmed yesterday that Renard was among a number of high profile coaches who sent their applications.
“Though we have not announced the criteria for national team coach, applications are already flowing in,” he said.
He added that they will declare the post vacant and announce qualifications for Maximo’s successor after the federation’s general meeting later this month
Totally agree with you on this one Mr Kafusha. FAZ should push this guy against the wall and ask him to sign a new contract with a deadline ASAP. If he does not sign by the deadline, FAZ can start looking for another coach.
HR is a good coach, young, energetic and ambitious. Just the right package Zambia needed in a coach. Problem is his ambition to coach a “big team,” clouds his judgement about what he can achieve with Zambia. He does not rate Zambia in the same category as his so called “big teams.” Why would FAZ want to keep a coach with such low expectations? He see’s his pontential for success with another team and not with Zambia. This defies any logic as to why FAZ should keep him as head coach. Are they (FAZ) settling for second best? By the way, who employed who?
Clearly, you can see that HR is now playing mind games with FAZ. He doesn’t care whether he is offered a contract with Zambia or not because as soon as soon as the “right” team comes calling, he will be out of the door faster than he came. Now, that is more like a creating a catch 22. situation. If he doesn’t get the job he wants, he stays with Zambia and if he does he leaves. Well, I think FAZ and Zambian football is greater than any one coach or player! Anybody who has divided loyalty is not fit to coach or play for Zambia. The priority for FAZ should be not to look after HR’s interest but that of Zambian football. Let him not dictate the terms of service or the conditions to which he will sign a new contract. This is not club football we are dealing with here. FAZ should really figure out where his mind is otherwise, stop wasting time and get rid of him! Let George Lwandamina and Patrice Bemuela (however you spell his name) take over. Perhaps come 2012, they can show HR that Zambia was not such a small team after all. Let HR do what he thinks is right for his future and FAZ should do the same for Zambian football. There is plenty of time between now and 2012 to get somebody and hit the ground running.
@Spaks..Noted!!!
Thanks brother and I wish you the best in the FIFA exams. It will be great to have someone as a FIFA agent in our country. I totally agree with you statement that FAZ should step in, because if things continue as at now, Zambian football has no future. It is really sad that some of our players have no advisors while others have parents who like money. Of course we all like money but sometimes one needs to careful and avoid making decisions based on the “garbage can method”
Cheers brother, stay well and God bless you
@franz
Zambia this time qualified to the quarte finals only because of other permutations, not because Zambia was exeptional
which permutations? iyo ni PHD.IN 2006 ZAMBIA LOST 2 GAMES (AGAINST GUINEA C 2-1 AND TUNISIA 4-1).WE ONLY BEAT S.A 1.
IS THAT WAT U SAY GUD?BE REALISTIC.
WHICH ZED COACH DO YOU THINK WILL TAKE ZED SOCCER HIGHER?
99% OF OUR COACHES DONT HAVE EDUCATION.THEY ARE JUST USING THE KNOWLEDGE THEY VE BCOZTHEY PLAYED FUTBO AT TIME.BUT MODERN FUTBO HAS CHANGED BEYOND RECOGNITION.U NEED A COACH WITH THEORY AND PRACTICAL.NO ZED COACH VE BEEN IN CLASSTO STUDY FUTBO, THEY JUST ATTEND MA SEMINARIES WHICH DO MORE HARM TO THEM THAN GOOD.
STOP DREAMING COME TO REALITIES.
ZAMBIA HAS GOT NO LONG PLANS FOR EVERYTHING.EVEN IF YOU GIVE ZED COACHES SCHOLARSHIPS (WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE), AS SOON AS THEY GET QUALIFICATIONS, THEY LL NOT STAY IN ZED BCOZ 1.THEY LL RECIEVE GOOD OFFERS FRO OTHER COUNTRIES 2.THEY LL B QUALIFIED 3.WE DONT APPRICIATE OURSELVES 4. THEY UNDERSTAND OUR LANGUAGES, THEREFORE LL UNDERSTAND WEN U TUKANA THEM MU STADIUM.
HW MANY DOCTORS DO ZED TRAIN AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY?WE DONT HAV PLANS FULL STOP.
Ba Jack mukapase nomba bakamba. I want you to be involved in scouting players.
I don’t agree with this speculation, Tanzania people are just speculating!! The biggest problem we have in Zambia is consitency. The problem is not HR, Kalu but collectively as Zambians we don’t plan ahead. If a team reached quarter finals, does that not mean progress after 14 years? I don’t say we settle for less, of course our aim should be to win the cup and go to WC. So our next target must be finals in Gabon and WC in Brazil, that is if we keep HR. Letting him go means a new coach with new ideas. The coach is likley to be local, after Gabon, that coach will be fired and then a foreign coach will be found and what will he say? I need time to build this time and Zambia will miss Brazil. As things stand now, HR will will no execuses of saying he needs time, he is building a team etc etc.
@ROK
ITS NOT $50 000 BUT $ 450 000
It has nothing to do with FAZ. Our players are not just smart. Jacob worked hard in France and is now in Holland. Felix has problems even in SA, what is it?
what are you talking about?I did not put any permutations.Please read the posts attentively before making unnecessary accusations.@ife ndife ba zambia
it is $50, 000 loan. The other figure was meant to be for an outright purchase.
Kalaba was loaned to Zamalek for Euro 450 000($800 000) sporting braga…..
Thanks for the update Ba Zamfoot
It’s pretty much confirmed (as if we needed any more) he will not be our coach!!! FAZ should not seriously consider extending his contract just pretend like they would like too.. This guy isn’t half in kuku land.
“I think in your job, all of you are dreaming of going to the World Cup and make reports or watch a game. That means, it’s my dream in my life to be a coach of a World Cup team. I am sorry if some people are not happy with me but I am fair with you. My dream one day is to be coach of World Cup (bound) team.”
He doesn’t have a clue.
Let’s stop toying with this toy coach, kick his self-centered ass out. Let’s get on with reality and back to our own task. HR has qualities but we can’t save him from himself, maybe one day he’ll wake up, but that will too late. All of us should not cry over spilt milk.
i wish Renard the best bt to show maturit this time,zambia stil nid sinkala whatva is btwn them they shud solve it once and for all,bt i realy wantd Renard to go and i stil want to bt since Faz need him its high time he listened to zambians out cry.
@Asilikale
what world do u live in?
Part 2 of Herve Renard’s media briefing will published in the next 24 hours. He talks about the tournament in Angola, players and his tactics
Where is this Ba Muzo. It is now 72Hrs
Looking at the amount of sponsorship plus the all the support the team received including Renard allowances. With such kind of support even a local coach was going to deliver even more.So if he wants to go let him go.
I would love to thank all those who took part in the sponsoring of our team please continue for minus you i don,t think we would even reach that far.