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Open Letter to Teko Modise

Written by Sobza from the blog SOBZA THE TV FANATIC on 25 Nov 2010
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I was going through some of the blogs on the net, then I saw this letter....I am not sure what to make of it but some of the things I read here are hilarious, so I thought I should share with you bloggers.

Dear Teko Modise,

Yours reads like a classic rags-to-riches story, just over five years ago not many knew about you, you were just a boy with a dream. I imagine your journey to a dream must have been something to cherish, and being a star player at Pirates is a mind blowing and sometimes surreal experience.

Having 75 000 fanatics scream your name in admiration of your skill and talent sounds like a dizzying experience, the after effects of such spells are known to be the swelling of the head, and of course that animal called ego gets inflamed. Not every star suffers these unfortunate side-effects though. The inflammation of the ego and the swelling of the head have such depressing symptoms, which I'll tell you about in a second.

It was not long ago I found myself in your presence at an Audi dealership, you drove a slick Audi S3 then but you were trying to trade it in for a spanking new Audi TT Coupe, I heard the salesman tell you nicely you didn't qualify, that bothered me on so many levels;

Was my team Orlando Pirates not paying its star player enough to qualify for this lil' beauty?

Why would you want a 2-seater as your only car? I wondered. I remember wondering why you were stretching yourself so thin financially.

But of course your starlight shone brighter and not long you were rocking in a BMW 645Ci and Range Rover Sport.

In no time you had ballooned to be arguably SA's biggest soccer star.

Black child, it's possible. The message was loud and clear.

But then the symptoms of a swollen head and an inflamed ego started showing their ugly head. Teammates complained you were screaming at them if they did not pass the ball to you, you were at times travelling separately from the rest of the other teammates, reports alleged.

And I read an interview where you are quoted saying, 'The overseas based Bafana teammates already treat me like I play in Europe', that got me thinking, how were you treated differently from the rest of the other locally-based players?

Soon you had lost form, but then that happens to the finest players on the planet.

But after almost two years out of form, one thing is clear, you have a massive problem. Ntsie Maphike, the former Chiefs player now their development coach alleges that it's a natural ageing process because you are in fact thirty-six years old, and not turning twenty-eight as you claim.

I'm not sure I believe that, you don't look thirty-six, but then again judging age by looks is just a lottery at times, Julius is twenty-nine but looks forty-two, go figure!

You are losing your way Teko, you haven't scored a goal in more than six months, I still read interviews where you say you have nothing to prove, you couldn't be more wrong, you have so much to prove, in fact no SA soccer player has more to prove than you do. And you are going to have to come down from your high horse and accept to be treated like every other Pirates player. You are no Ronaldo, Ronaldo scored a mind-blowing thirteen goals last month alone! That's what superstars do, they let their game do the talking instead of tweeting ''I can't stand this BS, I wanna play!!!! I think this is deeper than football''.

Maybe we should just accept that you're not very smart and let you be Teko, so you think the coach has a vendetta against you? Why would he? You honestly think he'll compromise the team's chances by not playing the 'best' player in the team?

I heard you now roll in one of the 'cheaper versions of the Aston Martin, but knowing your fetish for sports cars you probably blew half your life earnings on that car, that car is driven by overseas soccer stars earning millions a week! And your ego has ballooned to unprecedented levels, you probably think you should be in some exotic location shooting a Nike ad with Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, LOL, you are such an airhead with irredeemable arrogance. As a result, the skill has escaped you, you no longer got game, all you have now is a big head and a big ego, and that Pitso Mosimane dude keeps stroking your ego. Teko, no player in the history of football has been given more chances than you, recognize that.

Once you were a humble boy destined for stardom. You see, all the money you've made in your entire career, Steven Pienaar makes it in a few months, yet he remains so down to earth he does not think he's superhuman, I thought that sober mindedness was going to rub off you, but clearly there's not much grey matter behind that tired Mohawk of yours. Another thing Teko, you not a pretty-boy by any stretch of the imagination, so stop trying to look pretty, gosh! *rolling my eyes*

Now please sort yourself out, starting by apologizing to your teammates for treating them like lesser humans than you, or please go join other big egos at Sundowns.

If your real age is 28, it leaves you with just about five years of football, and a big Europe contract seem an impossible dream right now, but you can still make the best of playing locally, you already earn around R150 000 a month at Pirates, you are blessed to be where you are boy, there are many boys with more game than you but they never got the opportunities you got. Show some respect son! And respect that famous black and white jersey, hloniph'i-life boy.

So do you have the will to bounce back? Do you still know how to be humble? I really hate to have had to write this letter to you, but you are a national asset, you play for a legendary team, so I had to say something.

Let's see if you have the character to bounce back, for two years we've been waiting on you recapture your form. Be grateful. Remember Steve Lekoelea, remember Thabang Lebese, yes it will happen to you too Teko!

Now go out there and break a leg, son. Time's not on your side. 

Posted by ED KING 

Note....I did not write the letter, I am just sharing heres the link



19 Comments

Mathaz
25 Nov 2010 08:43

I love Teko and he is being treated unfairly by the public at large. The media made him and is now breaking him. Please let us also remember jealousy between the team mates as well. It is unfortunate that we did not watch that friendly which was not televised but from what i heard, the guy really performed. If Teko is fielded, people just watch, just to pinpoint his mistakes. The commentators are even worse, wondering where he is, if he is not playing and speculating nonsense. Please leave Teko alone and the age issue is niether there nor here for me...it's a non-issue. The next "star" to "fall" is Khune, the way the media idolises this child, if he is not careful he is following suit. The media makes stars and then turn against them after they are done with them.

MAGNET2DISASTER
25 Nov 2010 09:00

teko is just fine according to me so please give the poor guy a break!

TheLady
25 Nov 2010 09:06

Nice one. I do not understand why Pitso loves this princess.

sibuuu
25 Nov 2010 09:07

i dont understand why this guy is attacking Teko like this, and to say he 36 and not 28 i dont agree the guy looks 28

Cande
25 Nov 2010 09:16

and i dont understand how he couldnt afford a TT when he has drivemn a range rover/ bmw 6 series??

Sbam
25 Nov 2010 10:01

Teko is nt that bad, he will bounce back soon.  People jst need to chill.

leralee
25 Nov 2010 10:04

Teko Modise again haai man this topic is really getting boring

PoshStar
25 Nov 2010 10:32

Thanks Sobza! I share your sentiments on this one.  I've been unfortunate to be within Teko's presence many times and the ego thing is true.  Having a big head doesn't make you envied and adored so easy boi,easy.

We see this all the time esepecially in entertainment and the world of sports and mostly its the "never hads" that quickly allow fame to rule their minds.  I'd like to see him play on the team again (Pirates) but he really needs to bring his A-game!

The media will always make you and break you if you're foolish! It's not the media's fault but its the character of a person that leads to such attacks.If you're famous you will get good and bad reviews,klaar>If you dont want that sort of attention then it would be easier to be a cop or accountant - that way we wouldn't give a hoot about you and you wouldn't make news.  Why would even the commentators tear him apart if he's such a saint!  nonsense, he's not that special that people would just pick on him.  Yes you find jealousy everywhere, but as Sobza said, why is it that Steven Pienaar makes so much money yet he still remains humble? Its because he respects his craft, the people he works with and knows who is and stays true to that.

Teko has to perform, that's all. No use defending a loser of a player cos at the end of the day actions speak louder than words and if he doesn't change both on a professional level and otherwise he will be the next steve Lekolea and others.

Fact: In Mzansi people are very vocal because we always expect the best and if we're given crap be it crap service,crap entertainment,crap footballers We will lash out.  Don't be surprised. If we could all lash out at Zuma and Mbeki (people with a much higher standing than Teko in the country) then trust that the same will be done with Teko, Im mean really who does he think he is! 

Sizomuvuthela if akahlakaniphanga! he'll see flames!

*that's my 2cents)

Green.arrow
25 Nov 2010 11:14

Julius is twenty-nine but looks forty-two, go figure! ....LOL,i love open letters, ...still reading

Sobza
25 Nov 2010 11:30

Thanks Sobza! I share your sentiments on this one.

@PoshStar....I did not write the letter, I m just sharing

That's what superstars do, they let their game do the talking instead of tweeting ''I can't stand this BS, I wanna play!!!! I think this is deeper than football''. 

"clearly there's not much grey matter behind that tired Mohawk of yours"

Another thing Teko, you not a pretty-boy by any stretch of the imagination, so stop trying to look pretty, gosh! *rolling my eyes*

 
The above statements made me ROTFLMAO, I can't stop laughing. It's clear this person doesn't like Teko that much.

Holiday
25 Nov 2010 13:55

Who is Teko?

pele
25 Nov 2010 13:59

Lol--this is hilarious, whoever wrote this is fed up.

ownah m p
25 Nov 2010 14:02

teko whooooo??????

Vesa
25 Nov 2010 14:44

Thanks Sobza.....this letter is making me laugh soo much!! Lol

I'm a Bhakaniya fan....and I think I feel where the writer is coming from!

swazzy
26 Nov 2010 10:05

oh i hate teko coz of da ego nje nt coz im jealous or anytn . he needs to cum down to earth. lol juju 28 -i love him to bits

TheLady
26 Nov 2010 10:17

Swaziland is calling him...he'll finally get to play 'internationally' and get R6000 a month.

Green.arrow
26 Nov 2010 10:43

LOL  TheLady.....tl tl tl....

andi01
26 Nov 2010 10:43

This is psot on, there were times during teh world cup matches, when i felt like Teko Modise and  Arron mokoena,  are actually playing against Bafana. the guy has lost his game ( thats normal), but He has too much ego for a guy that needs help. I like him a lot, but if truth be told. The writer is so right.

siphokrussel10
06 Dec 2010 16:33

South Africa, stop treating Teko Modise like that, he's a good player with full merits of sponsors and selection by any coach of Bafana, He drives Aston Martin, No player in SA afford to drive that. He don't behave bad out of the field, He's a good example for our kids, If given a chance he will play good football, only Krol must go before he destroys him. From today we need stop criticizing our local players, we better destroy our foreign coaches.


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