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FLAW: Domineering, living his failed dream through his son
WANTS: His son to be the player he couldn't become
NEEDS: To respect his son's independence
Ronald Cohen Sr is the father of Ronnie Cohen Jr and a member of the consortium that takes over Shooting Stars from Bra Vic Tau. Cohen Sr is a hard-nosed, no nonsense businessman and former soccer player. In his heyday, Cohen Sr was an exceptionally talented midfielder who was unable to fulfil his true potential of playing for his country in the World Cup due to South African soccer's isolation during apartheid.
Ronald Cohen Sr is hell-bent on seeing his son live out his dream of being a player for Bafana Bafana and uses his influence to repeatedly muscle Ronnie into the Shooting Stars team, at the expense of better players like Wandile. He showers his son with money and the best soccer equipment that money can buy. Cohen Sr nags his son incessantly about the opportunities Ronnie has that were not available to him when he was young.
Ronald's constant cajoling, badgering and pressurising of Ronnie causes his son to revolt. Ronnie Jr begins missing training sessions and matches, and finds a form of escapism from his father through cocaine. Ronnie fails a drug test, but the incident is covered up by his dad. He then enters rehab and his father is dismayed to learn that his weak son will never live up to his expectations, but does not recognise that he and his domineering nature over Ronnie is to blame.
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