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Fans critical of Bafana Bafana say that if their performance this weekend was anything to go by, the team will struggle at the World Cup.
@sandile_gqoboka We have Lyle Foster who has played 23 games for Burnley, but he has scored three goals and two assists. We have Makgopa, who has played 25 games and has six goals and three assists. Makgopa should play ahead of Lyle.
@ReabokaTseki If roles are reversed, does Makgopa score in the Premier League? Burnley are fighting relegation and Makgopa is challenging for the league. Two different scenarios, if you ask me.
@THPGram Sandile, the problem with your question is premised on wanting football reasons, while the coach does not use footballing reasons for his selection. The man at the helm cares little about footballing reasons and therefore it would be difficult to explain.
@honoloCas I used to think Madala is using the two differently. When he plays Lyle, he expects him to score, but when he uses Makgopa, it is more about his movement up front to keep the defence busy and create room for others to score. But now I am not sure.
@ZemveloT If Bafana Bafana is stressing us like this in friendly games, now imagine the World Cup. We are going to suffer from high blood pressure.
@archangelshad_m If we get a striker that knows how to score goals, we are making it out of the group stages in America. Bafana Bafana can create chances, man, the problem is that our number nines are toothless.
@uMaster_Sandz Bafana Bafana plays better with local-based players! This has been proven over and over again!
@WonderMahlobo Without Teboho Mokoena and Oswin Appollis, this Hugo Broos would have failed. They have carried his Bafana Bafana career this far. He is a fraud.
@NaleRunner This clubism that infiltrated the Bafana Bafana camp cannot be cured anymore. It is a shame – even when a player has a poor game, you can hear the tone of clubism from fans of rival clubs when criticising such a player.
@Siya_homiey He might not be flashy, but Evidence Makgopa fits the system perfectly. Sometimes it is not about goals, it is about holding up play, pressing defenders, and creating space for others. That is the role he plays for Bafana Bafana.
@GreatMaestrojoy The only reason some people watch Bafana Bafana is to feed their own agendas and clubism using, “I am behind the national team.” It is a shame, after so many years this country waited to qualify for the World Cup and be at this stage. This group of players deserves better.
@Sir_M_Charles The only way we can ignore clubism is by ignoring everyone who posts childish takes about their local club players in Bafana Bafana.
