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"Off-contract Parramatta centre Timana Tahu has blasted former Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson and admits he's no certainty to stay with the Eels next season.
An angry Tahu claims Anderson, who was sacked following an extraordinary board meeting on Monday night, repeatedly forced him to train despite a chronic ankle injury.
The dual international suffered the injury whilst playing in the annual City-Country clash back in May and played out the remainder of the season under duress.
"It's just been torture with this ankle and it still hasn't recovered," Tahu said at Kangaroos training on Wednesday.
"I could have done things better during the season to get back to 100 percent but we were struggling during the year and Ando wanted players on the field training."
"So it just got worse as we kept on going until I had to have another two weeks off after my four-week suspension."
Asked if the injury could have been better managed, Tahu quipped: "Yeah it could have been but when the coach overrules the physios and the medical staff, it's an uphill battle. So we just had to listen to what the coach wanted. We were under pressure during the year."
"We got through our games and we still had a strong side on the park but really didn't do anything at the end of the day, we came 12th."
Not surprisingly, Tahu endorsed the board's decision to cut Anderson loose with a year still left to run on his contract.
"I support the club and the board 100 percent," he said.
"Every club wants to be successful and Parramatta needs to think about the future of where Parramatta wants to go and whatever decision they make I support them"
"It's a tough business being in the NRL. As a player, I've been in that situation where you're not wanted ... it should go for coaches as well. If you don't perform then you know you're under pressure the same as the players."
The 29-year-old also expressed a desire to play under current Storm assistant coach Steve Kearney, who has been widely tipped to coach the Eels from next season.
Tahu, however, revealed his own future is far from secure.
While the Eels announced they had lured the powerful centre back from rugby union on a three-year deal at the end of last season, Tahu confirmed he only signed a one-year deal and 'verbally agreed for three' with close friend and Parramatta CEO Paul Osborne.
"I'm still off contract at the moment," a nervous Tahu said.
"I was supposed to re-sign in Round 10 and I'm still to sign a contract. Ozzie's saying everything's fine and silly me I trust him."
"Ozzie's told me Steve Kearney, if he does get the job, wants me there which is a positive thing. I'd like to be coached underneath him, but you never know with rugby league - next week I could be telling a different story."
"I think I'm the only international player that's not on contract."
"It is a bit stressful, I've got three kids and I need to put food on the table for my family and I don't know what my future is."
"Every club has spent all their money, I'm hoping that when I walk in soon that there's a contract sitting on the table waiting to get signed because if not I don't know where I'm going to go. I haven't talked to no-one."
Gee Tahu, for someone who had a pretty poor year, shooting your mouth off doesn't see very wise. If the coach should be sacked, you should be too given your 'performance' this year. :roll:
"Off-contract Parramatta centre Timana Tahu has blasted former Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson and admits he's no certainty to stay with the Eels next season.
An angry Tahu claims Anderson, who was sacked following an extraordinary board meeting on Monday night, repeatedly forced him to train despite a chronic ankle injury.
The dual international suffered the injury whilst playing in the annual City-Country clash back in May and played out the remainder of the season under duress.
"It's just been torture with this ankle and it still hasn't recovered," Tahu said at Kangaroos training on Wednesday.
"I could have done things better during the season to get back to 100 percent but we were struggling during the year and Ando wanted players on the field training."
"So it just got worse as we kept on going until I had to have another two weeks off after my four-week suspension."
Asked if the injury could have been better managed, Tahu quipped: "Yeah it could have been but when the coach overrules the physios and the medical staff, it's an uphill battle. So we just had to listen to what the coach wanted. We were under pressure during the year."
"We got through our games and we still had a strong side on the park but really didn't do anything at the end of the day, we came 12th."
Not surprisingly, Tahu endorsed the board's decision to cut Anderson loose with a year still left to run on his contract.
"I support the club and the board 100 percent," he said.
"Every club wants to be successful and Parramatta needs to think about the future of where Parramatta wants to go and whatever decision they make I support them"
"It's a tough business being in the NRL. As a player, I've been in that situation where you're not wanted ... it should go for coaches as well. If you don't perform then you know you're under pressure the same as the players."
The 29-year-old also expressed a desire to play under current Storm assistant coach Steve Kearney, who has been widely tipped to coach the Eels from next season.
Tahu, however, revealed his own future is far from secure.
While the Eels announced they had lured the powerful centre back from rugby union on a three-year deal at the end of last season, Tahu confirmed he only signed a one-year deal and 'verbally agreed for three' with close friend and Parramatta CEO Paul Osborne.
"I'm still off contract at the moment," a nervous Tahu said.
"I was supposed to re-sign in Round 10 and I'm still to sign a contract. Ozzie's saying everything's fine and silly me I trust him."
"Ozzie's told me Steve Kearney, if he does get the job, wants me there which is a positive thing. I'd like to be coached underneath him, but you never know with rugby league - next week I could be telling a different story."
"I think I'm the only international player that's not on contract."
"It is a bit stressful, I've got three kids and I need to put food on the table for my family and I don't know what my future is."
"Every club has spent all their money, I'm hoping that when I walk in soon that there's a contract sitting on the table waiting to get signed because if not I don't know where I'm going to go. I haven't talked to no-one."
Gee Tahu, for someone who had a pretty poor year, shooting your mouth off doesn't see very wise. If the coach should be sacked, you should be too given your 'performance' this year. :roll:
