Injured Lone Star Skipper Nagbe says Hey did not visit him or call him since he got hurt in Senegal

With the news of the Lonestar coach, Antoine Hey leaving the team and coupled with the devastating loss to Senegal, Liberian Soccer Pundits wonder about Hey’s commitment to Liberia.

The Coach has been on the job for 3-4 Months now. He still has not established residence in Monrovia. The coach always leaves the team right after games for his native Germany. Is this what we expected from our coach? Was this the arrangement that LFA and MYS agreed to when he was signed? Who is paying for his airfare and why is he not in Liberia scouting talent and working with the technical staff?

Since Liberia lost to Senegal, Hey has made it known he wants out. He did not even visit the injured Captain Murphy Nagbe in the hospital after the game in Senegal. He left Dakar with out finding out the condition of his captain first hand. That act alone is a morale killer and leaves room to ask about his commitment to the players. The National Team Head Coach did not even return to Liberia to provide a report to his employers, the Liberian people.

This is gross disrespect for the people that are paying him.

As a team coach, he has not shown the best in regard to team selection, team morale, team discipline and commitment. He requested signed letters of commitment from all the players prior to the playing of the joint ANC/World cup qualifiers. The commitment he required of the players is yet to be seen from Him.

The coach refuses to reside in the same hotel the players stay in before home games. This has caused a lot of indiscipline. Players were seen returning late to the hotel on game days. How can a coach be calling for a discipline team and pass on the responsibility to local coaches?

The reason Liberian fans called for a foreign coach is because we needed an outsider to instill discipline. The same reason we pay him good money is the same issues that still exist. The local assistant coaches are tasked with the responsibility to maintain discipline during camping of home games. Why are we then paying a foreign coach when our main issues of disrespect from the professional players to the local coaches still exist?

Unconfirmed reports reaching Liberiansoccer.com point to Hey as a talent scout for European based agents. According to unnamed sources he has approached players to inquire about the player’s status with agents.

Was the player selection in games slanted to showcase players he targeted for business purposes? Liberian football pundits were baffled at his player selection in the maiden game against Gambia. Was he keeping our best players on the bench to showcase his business prospects?

We at Liberiansoccer.com have come to the conclusion that Hey was not committed to Liberia. His recent statements have now proved our suspicion. Since the poor showing in Senegal, and the fact that Liberia is out of the next round has put a damper on his business prospects of showcasing his prospects. Hey has elected to Jump ship, our at least float the idea.

Liberia needs a committed coach. We will outline a road map towards the progress of our Lonestar to the next level. We have 2 years to plan, build and groom a team that will be capable of improving our FIFA rankings.