We (supporters) have the power to build our players. Players they are nothing without us and we are nothing without anyone to cheer at. But we have much power to make and break them.
It is a big concern that we supporters forget about reality and look at what we want to see. Players are normal people like us; we put unnecessary pressure on them. The return of Gert "Patrick" Schalkwyk was praised by many including me (I still do, he a marvelous player. But supporters put lots of pressure on the 25 year old, some even got to the extent that he (Gert) should get a Bafana Bafana call up.
People confuse on form player and consistence players. Supporter's power is so crucial in making and breaking a player. We give them pressure and don't live up to it, we can praise them but not make them big headed, look at the likes of Malatsi, Pule, Junior, Ngobese, Nunens and more, the media and supporters had put a lot of pressure on them, and look what happed.
We criticize a lot and quickly turn to praise, these things confuse players. Teko Modise has been criticized, people saying he is big headed and plays only for Bafana. Now the supporters are singing all the hallelujahs to him.
I read about the new Kaizer Chiefs striker Ibe Zito Ogbonna, he scored two goals and already the supporters think he is the best striker in the country - this is just putting pressure on the poor guy before, once his form drops, the same supporters will be calling him a real flop.
Bernard Parker is on the spot light currently, he is a good player the media gives his all the praises you can imagine, I don't blame them he is good, but I am concern when he was compared to Benni McCarthy, and that’s just putting lots of pressure on this guy.
I think we should support him instead of comparing the incomparable; the same Parker was compared to Surprise Moriri, in a certain Soccer publication. I went on reading on that article and I was like. What is this publication doing to Parker's future? The article went on to suggest that Parker is better than Moriri. What does this says about Moriri even Parker? Moriri is in a class of his own, we all know how sharp, those two are the incomparable.
I hope this doesn't go to his head, so let's know when to stop when we are praising and comparing ama-players wethu, peace!
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Nito (diskioff writer)
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