Ex Chelsea star, Demba Ba calls coach 'puppet'

Besiktas of Turkey striker Demba Ba has described the his drop from the Teranga Lions'Afcon 2015 squad as incorrect and labelled the coach a 'puppet'

Speaking after the Chelsea hitman realised that Frenchman, Alain Giresse released a list of 28 players which will later be cut down to 23, without his name on it, the 29 year-old said.

“The list includes almost all the players involved in the qualifying campaign. I am not here to say if some of the players deserve or not to be there, but when I see some of the names chosen ahead of me, I do not agree.

“Looking at this list, it seems that we are not dealing with the coach of a national team but rather with a puppet. It is clear that he didn’t take some of the decisions.

“Following our defeat in Tunisia, he was in the changing room, with a dazed look, not knowing how to start his speech. I insist that we are not dealing with a coach but with a puppet.”

Senegal, 2002 African Nations Cup finalists begin their 2015 campaign against Ghana in January 19, with South Africa and Algeria lined up later.