HARARE – Former Warriors coach Wieslaw Grabowski, wants his Darryn T protege Norman Mapeza to be given the national team job on a long term contract.
Zimbabwe national team interim coach Mapeza has been under attack from some quarters after the Warriors lost 3-1 to Kenya in the Four Nations Tournament in Malawi on Tuesday.
Grabowski told The Herald that Mapeza is one of the best local coaches and needs more time with the Warriors.
“A national team coach needs more time with the players for them to get to understand his ideas, tactics and philosophy, ” Grabowski said.
“This is not an overnight thing, you need to give the coach a long term contract, draft your objectives and also make it clear how you intend to achieve those goals.
“Mapeza is an intelligent coach, he played football at the highest level in Europe and also captained the Warriors. He also won Premier Soccer League titles here in Zimbabwe, so in terms of his CV the guy is well positioned.”
Grabowski said keep learning from situations, so people should also allow Mapeza to learn.
“But, learning needs time and patience something that is lacking in our football.We always want to go for quick fix solutions and when we fail, we end up being like someone who has jumped into a swimming pool without water.”
