I'm sorry but this is absolute nonsense.
Maximo has made many unpopular decisions, if anything most of his decisions right or wrong have been unpopular. Where you get this idea that he courted popularity first and results second is beyond me.
To say that his decisions have lead to disaster is another ridiculous statement. I'm not a great fan of FIFA rankings but where were we ranked before Maximo got here (in the 100's) and now we are, i think 89. Clearly he has done something right.
There is only so much Maximo can do. If you think Maximo is all of a sudden going to make Tanzania a soccer power house in a year or so you are very naive and obviously have limited knowledge of the game. Tanzanian soccer needs a lot of investment and development from the grassroots right on up, and it's going to take years. Maximo has been calling for the setting up of academies and for the big clubs (Simba, Yanga etc) to set up juniour leagues etc but what has been done?
Patience and investment is what is needed but there is no doubt Maximo and Taifa stars were winners in 2007