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Siyabonga Sangweni: Pitso Mosimane wades into Zoran Filipovic

Sangweni: Mosimane wades into Filipovic

Posted: 2010-09-01 10:56

Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has come out in support of Golden Arrows Siyabonga Sangweni and blasted Abafana Bess'thende new coach Zoran Filipovic. 

Mosimane was defending his decision to call up the defender whom Filipovic had claimed should never have been called up to the national team because he was unfit.
 
Mosimane told Business Day in a report published today that Sangweni should be protected rather than castigated for his fitness.
 
"We should be very careful. You have to see the bigger picture because we need these players if we are to qualify for the African Nations Cup. We have to support these guys."
 
Mosimane said he would not allow himself to be distracted by Filipovic and would prefer to concentrate on preparing for Saturday's opening 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
 
"I have to concentrate on coaching Bafana Bafana and nothing else.
 
"I am a professional coach and I cannot be worried by what other teams are doing. I am not going to pick his team for him and I am going to concentrate on what I am doing.
 
"We know our players and we know what they are capable of, regardless of what their coaches at club level are saying."
 
Serbian Filipovic, who is new to South African football after joining Arrows a few weeks ago, waded into a storm at the weekend when he questioned Mosimane's decision to select Sangweni to the Bafana squad to face Niger.
 
Sangweni missed several weeks of training in protest at Arrows after the last-minute collapse of his transfer to Kaizer Chiefs at the beginning of this month.
 
"I do not understand how he (Sangweni) can be there in Bafana," Filipovic said after Arrows were beaten 2-0 by Chiefs at the Rand Stadium in Johannesburg.
 
"For myself it was better for him to stay with us because the guy needs more physical training. Even at our training, he was on his own because he is not on the same level as the other players.
 
"His physical condition is not perfect and it is not good because he did not train with us for nearly a month. And now he is going to the national team," said Filipovic.
 
But Mosimane told Business Day that there were several instances of foreign coaches being quick to relegate their players to the bench and then only realising their true potential when they saw them playing for the national team.
 
"Former Sundowns coach Henri Michel chose not to select players like Katlego Mphela, Matthew Booth and Siboniso Gaxa.
 
"Where is Mphela now? He was the top goal-scorer last season after we went against his decision and selected him to the national team."
 
Mosimane also said he was encouraged that players were no longer avoiding call-up letters to Bafana and were all eager to represent the national team.
 
"The guys are pitching up on time and no one is giving us problems honouring call-ups." 
 
 

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The Ka-bo-Yellow Mountain: 2010-09-01 11:16

This what I call a great Coach who knows how to stamp his authority no matter what some so-called "critics" can say about their fellow black citizens. If he was white they should have respected him out of inferiority complex. Guys please know what to say and do not show immaturity when commenting about the national coach and team

Sweyts: 2010-09-01 11:18

Pitso: "Where is Mphela now?"

He's still around Jingles and playing crap as ever, that guy is one of thee most fortunate players around......U-Mphela yinkomo nje klaar!

I he was'nt, Downs would be defending Champions this season because he should've been on 34goals for the season atleast.

If he was'nt a cow, Bafana would have not made us proud of nothing and write history for all the wrong reasons.

If he was'nt one, right now he'd be playing at a more competitive league instead of returning from Strasborg.

I concluded that Mphela is swaak based on the aforementioned reasons and most importantly his overall play when watching my Downs wasting chance after chance.

As bad as he is according to me, Bafana depends on him scoring goals though, because the other 17 teams have either worse or less talented players....So let's keep on praising this Brits cow, 'cause he's the only hope for now. Katlego 'Kill your own' Mphela. Nc! nc! nc!

DiskiDance: 2010-09-01 11:19

Sangweni is not a development youngster who needs protection, he is a 29 year olm man. c'mon Pitso

MidoValdo: 2010-09-01 11:27

Well said Pitso, this new k@k, is already underestimating our league and national team, well let's see how long he'll stay at Arrows....

khosin.

MidoValdo: 2010-09-01 11:32

Soccer Critic ( Tivani ): 2010-09-01 11:25 [ Report
Pitso you beach,

Please mind your language Mr. President and don't let yur supporters down....We watching you!!!!!!!!!!

Khosin.

thivhu....: 2010-09-01 11:32

Wednesday KICKOFF Quiz

1. Which sorghum beer once sponsor Pie-rats?
2. Who was the coach who started Chibuku Youth Centre at orlando stadium?
3. Which beer is called "shake shake"?
4. Which team is associated with Chibuku beer?
5. How strong is Chibuku beer?
6. Which fans were given free Chibuku beers when their team won?
7. Most of their fans cry when they loose, who are these fans, are they crying because there will be no Chibuku for free?
8. Who is the most drunk Pie fan in Kickoff?
9. Who is the Pie fan responsible of supplying Chibuku to other fans?
10. When was Chibuku Beer announced as the Pie-rats sponsor?

Soccer Critic ( Tivani ): 2010-09-01 11:32

Everyday Phela this Phela that!!!Good players are being overlooked bcoz you using Phela to cover ur A88S

vision - Asprilla: 2010-09-01 11:40

if pitso take th team to afcon safa pls give it to santana and pereira again together bafana is building mos regresvly ,so thy can show dsrespect again to u and .smoke south african zol speak broken englsh and lie in the interviews tht th team is improving ,while geting paid big money ,high from tht **** thy smoke all of thm maybe smoke weed thts y thy have no eyezs

Champ "Superbrand": 2010-09-01 11:42

Fillipovic is right. Chiefs paid Abdul for the penalty and paid Sangweni to go awol and ensure an oppening league win. But they wont win the league even with the help of the match officials. Pitso was not suppose to select Sangweni. As for Phela, he is a cow.

Trompo: 2010-09-01 11:46

Pitso must never ridicule a genuine concern from this new Arrows coach, he may be new but raises a valid point. How do you justify selecting a person that has not been training since the end of the world cup??? He selected Ngcobo without proving his worth. Pitso was good at club level but as a national coach it remains to be seen as he is his own worse enemy. I however wish him the best coz diong well for him means we are happy.

Soccer Critic (size13): 2010-09-01 11:52

tivani u farmboy, watch ur toungue!!!

KaMashobana: 2010-09-01 11:53

Pitso will do well as Cope or DA 's spokeman. Instead of researching on Niger he is busy making useless arguments.

Tivani

U must be angry 2day , i havent seen u swearing!Take it easy my man, by the time we go Brazil Pitso would long have been history.U see a coach attacking players in the media/ or live on tv, rest assured that he is USELESS.

Champ "Superbrand": 2010-09-01 11:53

Will Pitso continue t call him if Arrows decide to suspend him for a Month? Vele nje the national team selecters are a joke, didnt they select Gert who was not playing at Pirates and now Ngcobo who is bentched at Chiefs when Ayanda Dlamini is doing very well at Amazulu. Pitso was not going to lose anything for not selecting Sangweni until he is match fit. He will most probably not play him.

Gucci Man: 2010-09-01 12:01

Sweyts: 2010-09-01 11:18

Hayi mtakababa , I think you're been too harsh to Mphela. I still regard him as one of the best strikers in our country. He might not be at that level(Villa ,Suarez,Fabiano & Forlan) but he's a very good striker and given more game time, he'll score more gals for our country than that useless fatboy(McCarthy).

He's a good striker and deserve to be in our national team

zakes : 2010-09-01 12:05

just bcos yo surname ends with vic u think u can come 2 mzansi & critisize our gud players

pappas: 2010-09-01 12:23

Soccer Critic ( Tivani ),Soccer Critic ( Tivani ), you need to go to ANGER MANAGEMENT CRS. came down man.

KaMashobana: 2010-09-01 12:27

KING
Here are the success/chievements for 'my' team, amaKhosikazi:

1. Formed the club by stealing most of the stars from other clubs.
2. Won the Iwisa charity for 5 consecutive years,on each occassion we
played our first game at 9 oclock so that we should have enough to
rest.
3. We are the luckiest team when it comes to refeere blunders.
4. We are penalty shoot-out ( i mean -in) speciacilists. ask sunflops.
5. I In the last 2 decades we have one the League 3 times in row
(sorry i mean just 3 times).This an achievement especiacilly
taking into account that our league is riggled with corruption.
6. We have won the Africa cup winners' cup which no other
Southern African team has achived.We have one hidden star.
7. We are the biggest club in Africa, uyathnda awuthandi.
8. We have ever sice transformed 1 (above) into buy one get one free.
9. We are the only club in SA to have foundation of a stadium. this
situated in Krugersdorp.
10.We are the only club in the world to have a funeral policy.
11. We are the only club in Africa to have its own tv.
12. We are the club in SA to have produced the biggest no of drunkerds, drug addicts, credit-card fradusters.
13. All our supporters are educated. Un-educated fans are unrully
can even burn stadiums if the loose...unfairly.

LTKZ #22: 2010-09-01 12:30

Pitso must be careful with what he says in the Media. There can only be one Peter Devilliers...

Sangweni will never learn and thanks to the Testesterone competition btween the coaches. i wish Fillipovic dosnt respond to this...

K-lab: 2010-09-01 12:30

thivhu: 2010-09-01 11:32

Bro. i'll hav to take a guess,plz tell me if i'm correct.

4. Which team is associated with Chibuku beer?
Ans:De eva drunk Pie-City "up de bugz".

6. Which fans were given free Chibuku beers when their team won?
Ans:Fans of de team mentioned above.

7. Most of their fans cry when they loose, who are these fans, are they crying because there will be no Chibuku for free?

Ans:The "sad ppl",no that's not why they r crying,it's bcauz dey foresee de outcum of MTN8.shame! poor and sad ppl.

8. Who is the most drunk Pie fan in Kickoff?
Ans:King's president Ti'ni.

9. Who is the Pie fan responsible of supplying Chibuku to other fans?
Ans: King is responsible for sponsoring others including Sunflops fans,hence both hav formed an alliance in a bid to stop "the glamour boyz".

If u don't blv me watch nxt week who'll b supporting who,shame poor things.

shatim: 2010-09-01 12:37

Pitso!Pitso, why do you like stooping so low by attacking coaches every time they open their mouths, last time u attacked Hunt now a poor Filipovic. Is it a way of showing authority, shame on you.Every body knows that you are the national coach there is no need for you to fight, just call the players you need and they will avail themselves. stop the NOW I AM IN CHARGE attitude, it will be your downfall

All psl trophies : 2010-09-01 13:18

There is an English teacher in this forum.
I have been following his comments, so far he corrected the spelling and grammer for some of the
bloggers who are supporting kaizer Chiefs.klaar
To speak English fluently doest do not make you better that everyone in this blog.
To speak English fluently with the british accent doesn't mean you are educated.

All pst Trophies : 2010-09-01 13:36

I'm responding to the genuine crap you posted here yesterday,
This is a soccer forum and I'm going to deviate from the topic a bit.
KING if you tell me to go and do a grammar degree, is there any tertiary instituition which is
offering such crap?
did you complete yours?

I completed my computer science degree long time ago with the
University of Pretoria.
I was doing programming not English.
I was doing data and information modeling not English.
I was doing Computers networks .
I was doing ****og and digital Electronics.
Tell me KING,
How do you do Java,C#,C++ C-Omega and cobol in English? nxxa sis

I did Calculus not English!

What surprices me you only correct KC fans on how to
speak a foreign language.
English you won't make you to obtain
your degree but,
Knowledge and skill.

SORRY BLOGGERS.
Some of the bloggers are no longer commenting here because of these
English Teachers.
The other one is from chloorkak.
I don't want to mention his name because he only did it once.

SORRY BLOGGERS I just wanted to clarify this to this
Female BABOON called KING.
Did I say KING? Female baboon called QUEEN.
Ke qettile.

DECOLONIZE YOUR STUPID MIND MORON.

Mesh - K 4 L: 2010-09-01 13:36

KING: 2010-09-01 11:33 [ Report ]
KING: 2010-09-01 12:15 [ Report ]

Queen!You also 4got to GOOGLE how many players pirates killed in the last decade.

Bazooka Seshweni,
Clifford Moleko
Lesley Manyathela
SIZWE MOTAUNG - The less said the better
Mandla Sithole - A serial killer
TSO VILAKAZI - A serial rapist(don talk abt sundowns)

THE LIST IS TOO LONG MY TIME IS TOO SHORT

Ah!!!Please don't forget to spend your company resources by digging further as to how many players you destroyed.

JOU RUB RUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUEEN!! ARE YOU TRYING TO GARNER SUPPORT FROM SUNDOWNS FOR NEXT WEEK?

AG SHAME - UMSANA MADODA!!!!Mhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Sweyts: 2010-09-01 13:41

Heita Gucci Man, how's your back mpintsh u-mattress uyabulala eqolo phela! lol! Hola Khosi elihle!

All psl trophies : 2010-09-01 13:18 [ Report ]

Point taken broe about red pens!.....But then people must go through their text before posting.

Things like 'couch'/'sofa' instead of coach pisses me off!

'Boebbie' instead of Bobby is unforgivable unless done on purpose.

Basically the one thing I like about spelling and grammar errors/shortcomings in general is that it tends to exposes a couple of 'school leavers'/ 'school bunkers'!

Asigelezeni before sispita bafethu!

All psl trophies : 2010-09-01 14:45

Sweyts:2010-09-01 13:41


....................
Some of the blogers did not go school and they want to participate in this forum,
so they are afraid because there is someone who is an unqualified English teachers here.
Some ppl are no longer commenting here because of this English Teacher.
To all bloggers don't be afraid of Queen. He is not from England, He is a black South African.

I have been following his comments.
what surprices me he only picks up the spelling mistakes and
grammar from KC fans.
No one is perfect in English except the native speakers of the language.
We don't have the native speakers of English Language in this blog.
Only the vernicular speaking people.

If there is an English teacher in this blog, it becomes difficult for school leavers and taxi drivers to comment here because they lack self confidence.
QUEEN MUST STOP.

Where is Taxi driver?
He is no more commenting because of this morons who claim to be knowing everything.

i hate chiefs fans (gays)  : 2010-09-01 14:58

all psl plastic trophies: i see u hev slightly improved in dat u dnt swear much as u used to do. Are u perhaps attending even classes i meant to say have you now registered with one of the ABET schools? Well done taxi-driver atleast your passengers are safe. Viva King and Tivani

fresh: 2010-09-01 15:07

With the utmost due respect mr Pitso, i would like to say i think u over reacted on filipovic's comments.In any nation ecah and every player is selected according to their perfomance in their team, so i dont even see where the arrows coach is wrong.Thats what is called profesionalism sir, you should not take out personal vendettas on simple strait forward views.I BELIEVE U PUT MUCH EMPHASIS ON RACIAL GROUNDS THAN what the arrows coach was saying.Nway thats your own thinking no one can change that but i was simply trying to shed some light, i hope if u hav ears u have heard.

fresh: 2010-09-01 15:11

With the utmost due respect mr Pitso, i would like to say i think u over reacted on filipovic's comments.In any nation ecah and every player is selected according to their perfomance in their team, so i dont even see where the arrows coach is wrong.Thats what is called profesionalism sir, you should not take out personal vendettas on simple strait forward views.I BELIEVE U PUT MUCH EMPHASIS ON RACIAL GROUNDS THAN what the arrows coach was saying.Nway thats your own thinking no one can change that but i was simply trying to shed some light, i hope if u hav ears u have heard.

thivhu....: 2010-09-01 15:19

Sweyts: 2010-09-01 13:41


Heita Gucci Man, how's your back mpintsh u-mattress uyabulala eqolo phela! lol! Hola Khosi elihle!

All psl trophies : 2010-09-01 13:18 [ Report ]

Point taken broe about red pens!.....But then people must go through their text before posting.

Things like 'couch'/'sofa' instead of coach pisses me off!

'Boebbie' instead of Bobby is unforgivable unless done on purpose.

Basically the one thing I like about spelling and grammar errors/shortcomings in general is that it tends to exposes a couple of 'school leavers'/ 'school bunkers'!

Asigelezeni before sispita bafethu!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the first time I read your comment and laugh! hakakakakaa

Jam Jam: 2010-09-01 15:22

VIVA LOCAL COACH VIVA!!!!

I am starting to respect Pitso Mosimane now. He acts as a good players manager, and the example is his comment about Sangweni. He also protected the absence of Gaxa from the first training session hounoring the importance of the player to sort out a possible transfer to Europe team as the transfer window was tight.

I am sure that if Sangweni is given a chance to play against Niger, he will be motivated to deliver his best for friendly team manager.

VIVA LOCAL COACH VIVA!!!!

i hate chiefs fans (gays)  : 2010-09-01 16:02

Pitso for ur information Booth and Mphela never boycotted training at club level. It was only ur son Gaxa. U are setting up a wrong precedence by selecting playas who dnt train with their teams. Sooner or later dis will catch up with you. So pls stop comparing apples to bananas. Instead of telling Sangweni never to do what he did with Arrows u lambast their coach? Get a life man. You are nt professional as u proclaim yourself to be

All psl trophies : 2010-09-01 16:26

KING you are a black south african who is from previously disadvantaged community.
If u give someone from rural areas R15000 a month who used to earn R1500 a month, what do you expect?

Is it a status to have a 3G?

He is manipulating young girls with his
Hitachi. laptop, ha ha ha ha.
sure KING.
Ho monate Gauteng neh?

Swona Champ!: 2010-09-01 17:01

the weather at Mbombela will favour the visitors!

Shakirah : 2010-09-01 17:27

Entlek taka yina keng kawena?how can u say such athing?if ua 4rom niger and u khow evrything about the country 4rom weather to prostitutes don't come here and underestimate south africans even where u work?ua in a wrong forum,ua still a litle boy u can't do anything and rubbish is what u covered under ur pants,ha ha ha without any offence swona just kidding,ha ha ha.TEKO THE REMOTE CONTROLLER OF AFRICANS HAPPINESS.

K-lab: 2010-09-01 17:33

@All pst Trophies

Bro. can u plz help me with c++ program,i've been asked to write a program dat will solve miners entrance swipe cards problem.

The problem is dat they all hav access even where dey r not supposed to,lyk dat King nd Tivani Nxx!!!!

You can imagine a mine worker having an access to his foreman's office,it's a disaster.

Actual it's lyk combining Tivani,Teko nd king in de same job.

Plz help Bro.

khosification

Jabulani Ntuli : 2010-09-01 18:01

I support the coach decision to select Sangweni becouse he is the one who will replace Mokoena who always let the natiom down

Shakirah : 2010-09-01 18:03

Buntu u really think that homeboy got time 4 s.h.i.t and lastly u tried to talk but ohlolehile ur ****** agent.VOETSEK!!!

gugulethu n : 2010-09-01 18:56

sa footbal and its politics is getting more and more frustrating i must say,we all know this guy how capable he is and what he can do for our country on the field of play and i would like to stand by the couch on this one, our players are not protected the way they should be,as much as we need the foreign experiance but we cannot allow it to run our national team,the boy is not fit one can say but is the league doing enought to protect our players or to them its bussines as ussual.

Dixie: 2010-09-02 07:43

KING or Queen
"Orlando Pirates is the biggest sporting brand behind Amabhokobhoko, proteas. It is bigger than Bafana Bafana in terms of branding. It is rated above the Proteas.

DON’T FORGET TO MENTION ILLOVO, OMO, MARMITE, YOUR FAVOURITE DRINK KLIPDRIFT AND FOOD KING PIE THEY ARE ON THE SAME LIST AS YOUR BELOVED PUKE RATS

Busani: 2010-09-02 08:33

Ja neh... This forum was all about soccer until some losers decided no, we gonna make it a gramma class and some came said no we gonna make it a 'flaunt your credentials' forum...

Hey morons, why don't you post your CVs and ooh, attach a copy of your degree as evidence, idiots...

Disco: 2010-09-02 09:10

This is not political. Let’s eradicate racism in sport and our lives gents. It’s really not worth it. It is there we all know it, but let’s not convey it unnecessarily.

It’s very simple; Sangweni is unfit and does not deserve to be called up. We have other active centre backs in the country that are playing at the moment and can still do the job. Besides, Mokoena and Gould are there, so what’s his problem. Sibaya can fill in that role for one game till Sangweni get to his level of fitness.

How can a coach defend players who boycott training? If it was BB’s training, would he say the same thing? C’mon Pitso, don’t act irresponsible boss. We have an avalanche of centre backs in the country that can surely be called up for one game, especially those that have been called up.

All psl trophies : 2010-09-02 09:33

KING I completed my Degrees long time ago.
I stopped working for the so called big companies long time ago.
If they don't want to talk about their achievements is that my problem?
We have worked very hard to be where we are today.

Don't think system and data modeling is easy along with programming.
If you want me to stop, you should stop teaching Kaizer Chiefs fans ENGLISH IN THIS BLOg.

Wonder: 2010-09-02 12:42

KING: 2010-09-02 08:32

Couldn't have said it better myself, but he is not the first KC supporter to claim that, those who have been here long enough know that i once had a heated argument with another one who claimed to have 2 masters degrees and stuff like that. the funny part is they start the claim and when you try and highlight the fact that the intellect and grasp of the queen's language is suspect for somebody with such a claim, they get angry and start cursing, but get used to it, i doubt he will be the last first year student to attemp this!