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Johannesburg - The Siya crew has been reliably informed that all is not well in the Bafana Bafana camp! According to our sources within the camp, tension is growing in the South African national team’s camp.
Our informants say Carlos Alberto Parreira threw a curve ball at the captain, Aaron Mokoena, after their opening match against Mexico on Friday afternoon. Bafana took the lead only to allow the Mexicans back into the game, following lapses in concentration towards the end of the game.
“He (Parreira) wasn’t happy at all and made it clear that he can’t accept such silly mistakes, not at a World Cup stage. He said we were going to get punished even more if we kept on like that, obviously referring to Aaron’s mistake when he played on three Mexican players,” revealed one source.
Asked about Wednesday night’s loss, our informant told the crew, “Everyone was disappointed and there was no word from anyone in the change room or even on our way back to the hotel. When we got there, we went our separate ways as we were given Thursday off. We are due back in camp on Friday night at 22:00 but I’m told other guys, especially those without families in Gauteng, have decided to remain in the hotel.”
Another informant told the crew he was surprised to hear Parreira telling the players that they had a good first-half against Uruguay on Wednesday night. “I was so surprised because I expected him to make changes at half-time.”
He went on, “There are players that seem to be guaranteed places in the team, despite their lacklustre performances. We were let down by the same players against Mexico and were at it again on Thursday night.”
“We were told about Diego Forlan since last week. The coach kept telling us not to allow him any space and that we should press our opponents and what happened?..... The guy was allowed ample time on the ball and the less said about his first goal, the better!”
“This is really bad because there are guys who can do a better job but they’re not even being considered. There’s a lot of unhappy faces in the camp and it will be interesting to see what happens in our last game,” concluded the source.
Our informants say Carlos Alberto Parreira threw a curve ball at the captain, Aaron Mokoena, after their opening match against Mexico on Friday afternoon. Bafana took the lead only to allow the Mexicans back into the game, following lapses in concentration towards the end of the game.
“He (Parreira) wasn’t happy at all and made it clear that he can’t accept such silly mistakes, not at a World Cup stage. He said we were going to get punished even more if we kept on like that, obviously referring to Aaron’s mistake when he played on three Mexican players,” revealed one source.
Asked about Wednesday night’s loss, our informant told the crew, “Everyone was disappointed and there was no word from anyone in the change room or even on our way back to the hotel. When we got there, we went our separate ways as we were given Thursday off. We are due back in camp on Friday night at 22:00 but I’m told other guys, especially those without families in Gauteng, have decided to remain in the hotel.”
Another informant told the crew he was surprised to hear Parreira telling the players that they had a good first-half against Uruguay on Wednesday night. “I was so surprised because I expected him to make changes at half-time.”
He went on, “There are players that seem to be guaranteed places in the team, despite their lacklustre performances. We were let down by the same players against Mexico and were at it again on Thursday night.”
“We were told about Diego Forlan since last week. The coach kept telling us not to allow him any space and that we should press our opponents and what happened?..... The guy was allowed ample time on the ball and the less said about his first goal, the better!”
“This is really bad because there are guys who can do a better job but they’re not even being considered. There’s a lot of unhappy faces in the camp and it will be interesting to see what happens in our last game,” concluded the source.
