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Bafana’s one problem is two - Shoes

Bafana’s one problem is two - Shoes

Posted: 2009-11-17 15:40

Former Bafana Bafana midfielder John “Shoes” Moshoeu says that while South Africa has not been doing very well in their last few international games, all is not yet lost.

Speaking during the Africa Cup of Nations Trophy Tour in Johannesburg the former Kaizer Chiefs’ midfielder says that people should learn from France 1998.

“Many people talked a lot about France that year but look at what they did. The only thing we have to do is solve the problem we have and then move on.”

Moshoeu was, however, quick to add that South Africa’s problem was not knowing what the problem is with the team.

“You see it is very difficult in this situation because you have to tackle two problems. The first one is indentifying the problem and the next one will be finding the solution to that problem.

“If we can overcome these two problems, we will do well. France did that in 1998 and they did not just win the European Championships but also the World Cup. Why can’t South Africa not do the same and surprise the World?”

Moshoeu said in 1996 they had a team that played just as good football as their Africa counterparts and the current Bafana Bafana side can emulate that.

“We are born with that talent. Bafana just need to improve on it and they have the capability of doing that and performing above themselves in the World Cup.

“We will have the backing of the whole country. In 1996 we had over 50 000 South Africans supporting us in the stands; this time around at the stadiums we can have over 70 000 and we can do it for them,” he says.

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smallicious : 2009-11-17 16:09

Spoken lyk a true legend. Shooooeees

Mongo: 2009-11-17 16:37

Shoes what a legend. Served his country with distinction.

xolani: 2009-11-17 16:47

true shoes like that bafana dont deserve that jersey they are wearing

S\'xokshin: 2009-11-17 16:53

Shada kuqala bese uyacommenta bra! LOL.

True to dat shoes. There's alot that is going on in the background that the media and SAFA are not telling! Shoes is right... Thanks Sicathulo and I am proud of you man... at 44 still playing that is history at its best!

mash-do : 2009-11-17 17:06

being unmaried doesnt make him dumb. hehehe. he is on point cause we dont really know da problem and we cant solve it . jah ne this gay(eish i mean guy) know hiz story

Tumelo: 2009-11-17 17:14

dats cool& cough out de problem thn

Oyintanda: 2009-11-17 17:42

Excellent Shoes,it was not Barkers tactics that won us the nations cup in 96 but a collection of many things from media to surporters to administrators,players that were selected to represent us who responded to the home surport and lastlty the whole tecnical team lead by King Clive

Reggie: 2009-11-17 19:20

Gr8 comment Sicathulo, Unlike Bartlett who points fingers at alarming.

pete : 2009-11-17 19:32

I think if we can solve our defence, we can sove the issue of 2 defensive midfielders, and thus giving more options in attack. We have a leak at the back with Mokoena, and on top of that we play with attacking left and right backs, therefor weakening our defence while strenghten the attack. My selection would be : flat 4 defense, 1 midfield anchor with an attacking but hard working midfielder, 2 wingers, 2 strikers or 1 more creative midfielder and 1 striker. .my best team is: khune, gaxa, morris,booth, masilela, sibaya, pienaar, mabalane, tshabalala, modise, mccarthy. Subs: thwala, moon,ngcongca, mokoena, cale, van heerden, mphela, parker, erasnus, digkacoi, letsoelenyane, fernandes, josephs, jali, gould.

Wonder : 2009-11-17 19:54

The problem is our creative midfield or lack of it as the case maybe, take Pienaar out and we're lost, no penetration, no defense spliting passes, no crosses, nothing. The reason our defense sometimes looks shaky is because we're almost under attack always because we can not do it ourselves. I'm still struggling to see why people blame Mbazo, we hardly conceded morethan 1 goal when he's in most recently, yet we conceded 3 goals in jus 45 minutes in the match against Chile after he was taken off. People must learn to be objective and constructive. With all due respect, Morris had failed in his last 10 Bafana games to transform his club form to the national team, if you've got tapes, the watch and give me your objective verdict.

Katlego Ramokoka : 2009-11-17 23:51

M wit u wonder, i stil cnt c or find a reason of people always paintin mbazo wit a darj paint. Look @ de goal dat he saved! People hv just decided 2 ignore hs good present deeds nd focus on hs past few mistakes...i think guys we need 2 b real nd make sense on wteva we say.

Sipho: 2009-11-18 08:04

Thats true shoes or it could be we are ignoring the problem. I personally think our boys just cant compete. Thts just my opinion. Their quality is also questionable.

Bernard : 2009-11-18 08:54

What a legend, I think u guys who won the 1996 African Cup of Nations must go to the camp n encourage those boys before the world cup...Pls we really need that cup.

Chief: 2009-11-18 09:28

WTF is this article saying? I'm lost.

Siyanda: 2009-11-18 10:06

You 2 read dog, wtf u asking?? damn these people

Jerry: 2009-11-18 10:45

Again our players must stop holding on the ball for too long and this back passing. They must put more pressure on the opponents.

African: 2009-11-18 13:17

take all those players to west africa to spend the next 3months playing african club sides, that would wake them up and they would learn a few things in the process bcos @ the moment they r playing like european lemons of which they dont have the mentality for kapish??

S\'busiso: 2009-11-20 09:13

Gud comment Mshuzana.

fubh: 2009-11-20 12:22

truth be told this current bafana banana are without talent .take schilo out ,most of these maroons do not know what to do with the ball when they cross the center line