Still no luck for Mokotjo

Kamohelo Mokotjo left at home by Feyenoord

Posted: 30 August 2012 Time: 08:21 pm

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Just hours after his selection for Bafana Bafana by new coach Gordon Igesund, there was no sign of Feyenoord youngster Kamohelo Mokotjo for the Dutch side in the UEFA Europa League clash with Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic.

The South African youngster was one of three players left in Rotterdam by coach Ronald Koeman, deemed surplus to requirements for the fixture.

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While Igesund was quick to praise the 21-year-old for his ‘fine form’ for Feyenoord this season, the truth is he has yet to play a single minute in any of their six matches so far.

Mokotjo has sat on the bench for two of those games, but has otherwise been left in the stands by Koeman, or in this instance left over a 1000 kilometres away while the team faces a crucial battle for a place in the group stages of the competition.

Mokotjo did see action for the side in the early part of pre-season, even wearing the captain’s armband in one game, but his last start in a competitive fixture came back in April.

Article by: Mzansi Football and KickOff.com

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mduduzim
posted: 08:27 pm
what happened to selection on form then?
Myzuzu
posted: 08:37 pm
eish gud people let us support Gordon and stop complaining for now.
Treble brace Champ \"Superbrand\"
posted: 08:56 pm
If theGordon cn select the likes of Gabuza who has nt played a match this season why nt Mokotjo. If Parker cn scire only 3 goals the entire season 4 chimps & Machimp machimp and be considered to b on form for scoring 4 against Amazulu, why nt Mokotjo. If Nyawana cn play just 1 game from injury and walk to the squad n b told that is form. Gordon is already bribed by the Mbombela blood money. Like VV, when chomps play DTC, their coach wil say Bachimp bachimp internationals vs champions.
Vez'ikhanda
posted: 11:51 pm
Eish is nw becoming lyk pitso in selecting players n has already lied 2 us da soccer loving citizens of da RSA by saying He ws gna select players who r on top of their game @ da same tym selecting players who r spectators at their teams n leave da on form Navigator out of da team......... He has already started on da wrong foot..... I am starting to doubt dis man's fairness.
Vez'ikhanda
posted: 11:59 pm
He said He left Rantie out bcos da player is only 60% fit, wat instrument did Gordon use to measure Rantie's fitness level coz da man is busy scoring goal at 60% fitness level n da goals r 100% legitimate goals? I still feel dat Rantie deserves to b in dat squad more than Parker n Gabuza. Eish Lomlungu uyabhedza nyalo.
dchida@yahoo.com
posted: 06:37 am
@vez'ikhanda, you killed me my man about instrument used to measure. Let gordon tell all percentage of those in squad since we now know that Tokelo is 60 percent. How about Modise and Jali
East Rand
posted: 07:37 am
Ok Gordon, tell us about your fit and in-form criteria that you used regarding Mokotjo

I'll listen on the radio
Bumper Sticker
posted: 07:49 am
Selection by form, what form? Yah, neh.......this sounds like another coach digging his own grave. He left the likes of Maluleka, Sangweni, Kekana, Jali for this boy.
MOOO
posted: 08:24 am
This reporter must gets his facts right....Kamohelo played this season
KidKudu7
posted: 08:51 am
Mnnxxm another palooka coach for Bafana Bafana.

There he goes by selecting that fumbling zebra in goals called Khune and the one legged cow called Nyawana.

I'll be just watching cricket on that day, instead of witnessing another Marikana Massacre in Brazil.

INCOGNITO
posted: 09:08 am
100% behind Brazil i wnt support ths fvrtsm
Mr Zee
posted: 09:36 am
I am beginning to undermine your intelligency Mr Igesund but i hope you will prove me wrong cause the last time i checked you were selecting players on form and merit, so this rubbish i am reading flabbergasts me
Mr Zee
posted: 09:39 am
I am beginning to undermine your intelligency Mr Igesund but i hope you will prove me wrong cause the last time i checked you were selecting players on form and merit, so this rubbish i am reading flabbergasts me
Champ-Marapo
posted: 10:34 am
We will be watching Mbombela scandal ive in Brazil with this stupid racist coach.

He is going around opening his big mouth talking about form while he is doing the opposite.

Marikana Masacre on the way
Jam Jam
posted: 11:15 am
I praise Gordon Igesund for encouraging youngsters such as Mokotjo to keep on working hard.
Gordon had also called Tokelo Rantie to praise him, however he could not select him due to the confirmed fitness level.
It does not help to call many overseas players who will only come to the country to train and sit on the bench. This will not be a big issue for local based players.
ludoctors1
posted: 12:05 pm
no hard feelins good ppl the fact is we can not see eye to eye when it come to the selection, the best thing to do is to wait and see the teams performance then we criticise constructive if need be!.
bramoks
posted: 12:47 pm
people now accuse gordon 'cos kickoff says he hasn't played in six games. that's why some comments here are laughable. it's time we start reading up on schit ourselves. anyway, coaching any national team is hard. the hardest being creating a balance between form and players that you think can do the job for you. While the former might win you support 'cos it seems "right", coaches tend to go to the latter. Valdes hasn't been able to unseat Casillas not 'cos he hasn't been on form. it's because Casillas has been there before and doesn't need to be intoduced to the setup.
Makgoane
posted: 08:57 am
Gordon has still to coach in a single match but his detractors are already singing his obituary. Can we give the guy enough support just like we did with the previous coaches and we will judge him based on results. Another point is his selection can'not please everybody and we have to live with that
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