Bafana produced a limp display in their opening 2014 World Cup qualifier, drawing 1-1 at home to Ethiopia – the result of which was Mosimane losing his job after going nine games without a win. Pienaar, who missed a glorious chance late on to secure the three points, says while the players are a bit dejected, they are ready to pick themselves up ahead of Saturday's qualifier against Botswana in Gaborone. "For us as players, we're a bit down," 'Schillo' says. "It's normal in football when you lose a coach. But we have to lift ourselves up mentally and physically again because we know the result in the last game wasn't good enough." He adds: "There are no easy games in football anymore. We went into the game a bit relaxed. You could see in the first half we didn't expect them to come out the way they did. In the second half we were aware of them. "We put them under pressure for the whole second 45 minutes and scored a goal, and we could have scored a few." Bafana will need the three points against a Botswana side which lost their opening match 2-0 to Central African Republic.
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You need to be demoted and benched also may be you raise your game otherwise Gould can lead Bafana for now in de absent of Sangweni.
Whem we talk about de liabilities in our camp we talk about him and de rest from naZoorena except Letsholonyane, Khumalo and Khuboni but de bladie failure was using dem often.
I heard on Ikwekwezi FM this morning that Pitso is going to Coach Bucs, do we need him, a big NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!dont know what your take is on this rumour
Pitso is big news at the moment so every dik & harry will try to squize water out of this rock called Pitso.
Only KC can sign him. They are the so-called BEST team in Africa so is Pitso coaching-wise, they deserve each other. The best exponents of mediocrity in the SAn history.
You don't deserve the starting eleven, let alone the armband...
Besides you are not playing for Pitso you are playing for the country, now you have the nerve to miss such a sitter and come here to tell the nation that "nywenyweee...we are down as players"
Be a true leader and see the light that you needed change, maybe you also must vacate that post cause you are useless
I am disappointed in this player
Botlokwa "moo diwang"
Ngekhe yenzeke intro leyo baba,mina ngekhe ngavuma bonyana iqembu lami libandulwe sidhladhla batjho ngu-Pitso.Let him coach Chimps n their average things.
Have the balz to tell the coach to do away with failures like uNyawane, Madela's boy, Injury faker Hlokoloza's finest, 2 minutes in the toilet Gould, Belgiam reject Gaxa...then we will have a good team.
I suggest the new coach gives Gould the armband
Don't say a bit down Mawanjalo Pinaar.
You don't want to play for SA finish and klaar, the Pinaar that we see in Bafana Bafana jersey is not the Pinaar that we see in Everton jersey.
This one continues playing crap, what has he ever done for his country? Please name me one, maybe I've got a Rat memory as well ng'khohlwa fast.
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hahaaa, are saying a rat memory?? There are too many rats in this blog you can ask them.
Mriyo and King are one of them.
2.Tshepo Mtlhabankwe
3.Edwin Olerile
4.Musa Ohilwe
5.Ndiapo Letsholathebe
6.Boitumelo Mafoko
7.Joel Mogorosi
8.Ofentse Nato
9.JJ Ramatlhakwana
10. Magakolodi Ngele
11.Phenyo Mongala
Subs:Moyana,Maposa,Mothatego,Ncenga,Tshireletso