Julius Malema talks soccer, Arsene Wenger loses his cool and Leonard Chuene can't understand why he is being called a liar... all this and more in our sports quotes of the week.

Words of wisdom from Julius

Never one to back down from a confrontation, combative ANCYL leader Julius Malema delivered a few words of wisdom for PSL chairman, Irvin Khoza, regarding the in-fighting taking place at Safa house.

Malema was concerned that Khoza's crusade to topple newly elected President Kirsten Nematandani could jeopardise the hosting of the 2010 World Cup.

"Comrade Irvin must instruct his forces to disarm and all must be rallied behind the elective leadership." - Malema uses military lingo to get his point across.

"It is petty squabbles that are going to divert the attention of Safa from organising the World Cup... which will be taking place in Africa for the first time."

"Whatever allegations... that the elections were stolen... it is very important they put aside those differences. It cannot be that... personal interests be put before the interests of the country."

Hmm, personal interests before those of the country? Interesting…

Malema on Bafana

When asked about the Safa's decision to sack inept Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana, Malema like every other South Africa citizen was pleased to see the back of the Brazilian.

"We told the president of Safa Santana must go... what you must do as new leadership, you must take a major decision by firing this man."

Responding to the rumours that former coach Carlos Alberto Parreira was tipped to make a return… Malema once again made his feelings known.

"If Parreira comes back, it would be a setback because we have won with our local coaches, we have not won anything with these foreign coaches. And we have made that point clear to Safa. Even if Bafana Bafana lost under a local coach, it would at least be in a "dignified way."

"We reaffirm our call for the appointment of a local coach to take Bafana to the World Cup in 2010. We want to lose or win under our own local coach. If we lose, we will lose under our own and we will appreciate and welcome those type of achievements."

"A local coach will do away with conspiracy theories... on the loyalty of some of these coaches who are coming to coach even if they are not from here."

Malema said all Bafana's major victories happened under local coaches, if Malema is referring to past achievements under local coaches, then surely the man who delivered Bafana's first ever silverware fits the bill right? - wrong.

"Why would we want to be coached by Shakes Mashaba, Jomo Sono or Clive Barker? They're old. Let's give the new ones an opportunity to emerge. The old must allow the new to be born... and to rise in football."

Malema's first choice? None other than Lucas Radebe.

"We can build a solid team with Lucas Radebe as coach. Lucas expresses himself very clearly and independently. He's not a stooge or tool of any individual in the football fraternity and that makes them very uncomfortable with this boy."

On page two, Arsene Wenger snaps and Leonard Chuene gets defensive.

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