Thabang

[Luis Fernando Filho @luisfernanfilho]

LIBERDADE para Relebohile Mofokeng. 🔓

o melhor talento da África do Sul está sendo sabotado pela comissão técnica sul-africana.

protagonista do Orlando Pirates no título da PSL.

gols, assistências e influente nas eliminatórias africanas para a Copa do Mundo.

estreia: nem sequer entrou em campo.

contra a R. Tcheca: novamente no banco de reservas.

curiosamente, no torneio em que olheiros de vários clubes europeus foram ao torneio para observar Mofokeng.

LIBERDADE PARA O WONDERKIDS DOS BAFANA BAFANA!

🔓🇿🇦

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

Very much happy with the draw, our technical team have far much more work to do, there’s a lot of gaps in our play

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

@MpNkophe Not the highly technical Korea I watched brother

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

This could work until Korea decides to play balls behind the defence

[⭐️⭐️NkopheMp🇿🇦🇿🇦 @MpNkophe]

I am playing Mbokazi as a 6 against Korea & bring Ndamane as LCB ⚽️⚽️🇿🇦🇿🇦

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

Touch I also think we need a coach/technical team that believes so much in our strength, you always have so much leverage if you play from familiarity, tournaments in general

[TOUCHLINE @TouchlineTruth]

Ngiyanizwa niyakhuluma. All the Czech guys play in Europe and we fielded 11 players out of 14 who ply they trade in the PSL. With all that physicality and tactical know how, we had twice as many passes as them and clearly dictated the game. All I’m saying is, talent for talent we’ll cook most countries, we just need more exposure at this level for these guys. Tebza bossed the midfield, Mbokazi owned their attack (Only been away from SA for 6 months) just as an example. We can improve, but ay Nani stop making it seem like asilazi. We lack the experience, but possess some level of brilliance, and no I’m not rhyming.

[Roger Bonet "Ruxi" @Ruxiiii4]

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 1 - 1 South Africa 🇿🇦

I'm not particularly convinced by Czechia's low-to-mid block. It often looks like a mix between a man-oriented and a zonal defensive structure, with different players applying different references. As a result, they can leave too much space in front of the back line.

The introduction of Mofokeng has improved South Africa's attacking dynamics. His ability to receive under pressure, combine and provide creativity between the lines has given the team greater fluidity and threat in possession.

South Africa also continues to struggle defensively when they are forced to defend for longer periods. Whenever Czechia has managed to establish sustained possession, they have looked dangerous and have been able to expose weaknesses in South Africa's defensive organisation.

Czechia has also looked dangerous from set pieces. They have created some good opportunities from the few dead-ball situations they have had, although they have not been able to capitalise on them.

[Roger Bonet "Ruxi" @Ruxiiii4]

Mofokeng.

South Africa’s biggest talent.

Creative, dynamic, associative, technically gifted. He brings something different to the team.

Someone needs to explain to me why he has only played 45 minutes at this World Cup.

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

🤣😭

[🖊️🇿🇦 @_asiiiiiiii]

.@BafanaBafana

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

@OkuhleSA @UncleCul 😩

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

“Doctor” Congo 😂

[W 🇵🇹 @_common_W_]

Me explaining Cristiano that a double hattrick is now a must against Doctor Congo

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

Exactly why we should use our speed

[iDiski Times @iDiskiTimes]

"South Africa has more power players. They didn't score a goal, so they are a little worse off. As soon as they don't do something to us, it will be a dead end for them."

Czech Republic defender Jaroslav Zelený has revealed what they expect from Bafana Bafana ahead of facing them this week.

https://t.co/bkSOd1oLgj

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

They are tall, we definitely need to play on the floor….

[Njabulo Ngidi @NJABULON]

Bafana Bafana held their final training session in Pachuca before they travel to Atlanta where they will face Czechia.

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

I saw somewhere Rodri saying they where physical 😂 Spain saw things eh

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Despite Spain having 74% possession, Cape Verde committed just ONE foul the entire match.

This is the least amount of fouls committed by a team on record in a World Cup match 🤯

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

“The worst” yoh!!!😩

[José Manuel Azpiroz @jmazpiroz]

Hemos visto a la 1/2 de los equipos del Mundial. Mi impresión hasta ahora:

El mejor futbol: Sorprendentemente 🇺🇸

Los mejores equipos: 🇺🇸 🇲🇦 🇩🇪
Después: 🇳🇱 🇯🇵 🇰🇷
Bastante más atrás: 🇧🇷 🇲🇽 🇦🇺 🇸🇪

Lamentables: 🇵🇾🇨🇭🇹🇷 🇪🇨 🇹🇳

El peor: 🇿🇦

Van a mejorar: 🇪🇨 🇧🇷 🇹🇷 (y confío en que 🇲🇽)

El ganador del corazón del público: 🇨🇼 💙💛

[Islam Bouafif 🇹🇳🇵🇸 @BouafifNour]

I know this might sound harsh, but that was genuinely one of the biggest managerial disasterclasses I've ever seen.

This man called up 4 wingers and 3 strikers, only to bench all of them and start the opening World Cup game with a 5-3-2 that he hadn't used even once during the friendlies. He benched all of his forwards and lined up with 5 defenders and 5 midfielders against Sweden.

It gets worse. He played a defensive full-back who is basically a hybrid CB profile like Kounde for example and he played him as a wing-back, used our backup left-back, who arguably didn't even deserve a call-up, as a left centre-back, and after going 2-0 down by halftime, he didn't make a single substitution until the 72nd minute.

And when the changes finally came, they somehow made even less sense.

He brought on a central midfielder to play wing-back, and a left winger to play on the right, and then took off both of his defensive midfielders for an attacking midfielder and a striker. We literally finished the game with a double pivot made up of two number 10s.

I'm serious when I say this is the kind of squad management you wouldn't even see in FIFA Career Mode.

We've faced teams like England, Belgium, France, and Spain at World Cups before. We've always been underdogs. Yet somehow, our biggest defeat in World Cup history came against Sweden.

That alone should tell you everything you need to know about how badly this game was handled.

I know most of you probably don't care about Tunisia's tactical disasters, but I just needed to get this off my chest.

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

I’m not sure man, seems like the lack of accountability from Broos filters onto players

[Mahlatse Mphahlele @BraMahlatse]

Bafana goalkeeper Ricardo Goss on critics.

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

What is this reporting?

[KickOff Online @KickOffMagazine]

Tshepang Moremi was spotted at Bafana Bafana's training session ahead of their clash against the Czech Republic.

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

@itsBigSexy_ Mbokazi is 20, younger than Rele, Hugo just don’t rate Rele as much as we do

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

I remember the same Germany winning 7-1 against Brazil in the same tournament, this argument is tired man

[. @utdcynical]

Germany winning 7-1, it makes you question what the point of opening up the tournament to 48 teams was?

[Thabang @HelloThabang]

I really want someone to tell #bafanabafana players that they are very much capable to compete, even though Hugo doesn’t believe so.