THE GAME
BETWEEN CHELSEA AND ARSENAL (3-5) at Stamford
Bridge recently, reminded
me of a 4-all match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Ajax Cape Town at 'Super'
last season.
In that Premier
Soccer League match, commentators, fans, followers, wallpapers, experts and
even expects claimed that the match was great, some went as far as labelling it
the best Premier Soccer League of the season, but, even today, I’m still
completely adamant that, the match was one of the weakest ever seen in local
football.
All 8 goals
were down to defensive frailties... I therefore fail to see why so many South Africans
are blinded by the number of goals in measuring the quality of the match.
The day we
accept that we know fokol (nothing) about football the sooner we will be able
to accept the sorry state of our game.
Now, fast
forward to Stamford
Bridge , 8 goals, but the
defending was appalling, even Juan Mata's great strike was off an Andre Santos
era... but, the difference this time, is that the British commentators and
media were not fooled, as they acknowledged the poor defending from both sides,
instead of praising mediocrity like the Thabiso Temas and Xilla Tutus of this
world.
By Sidwell 'Feesh' Francis