McCarthy needs to really chilax

Benni McCarthy grew up in the townships playing township football and some will know part of the game plan is to tease your marker to put them off the game. That tactic is usually used by playmakers or strikers mostly when faced with a tough defender.

McCarthy did it first minute with Mbulelo “OJ” Mabizela and it seemed to work because Orlando Pirates scored as Mabizela and crew fumbled a square pass for Pirates to score. However it becomes total insanity when a player goes and insult an opponent after the final whistle like what he did to Ryan Chapman and others.

I did not say Ryan Chapman was right, but McCarthy had no business going after Chapman on Saturday night when Orlando Pirates defeated 3-1 Bidvest Wits in the final of the Telkom Knouckout. I am disappointed even at Mr. Irvin Khoza to come out and protect him for his unruly behaviour, two wrongs to make a right.

You can tease your opponent during the match and tempers will fly… its part of the game - after the game you put all that behind you - it’s a game after all. If Chapman's actions were against the Premier Soccer League laws as some put it why has he not been brought to the Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee?

McCarthy had a great game on Saturday however he also had the worst discipline record in that evening.

By Simphiwe Sim Mzayifani

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