“I
have been in football for the rest of my life. I am qualified just like any
other coach in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).”
“I
am still finishing my coaching courses abroad so I don't think there is
anything that I still need to coach the team. This is my time to bring back the
culture of the Free State Stars.”
Sithole is not looking at the 3-1 defeat score-line at the hands of University of Pretoria as his team did well.
“I
am not looking at the score line. I think the team did well in the second half
of the game. However, we need to work hard on the concentration of the defence".
His
team conceded quickest brace from Geofrey Massa within 5 minutes of the first
half and also committed penalty in the 8 minutes from the restart of the second
half, which was easily converted by Atusaye Nyondo.
The
coach believes that the score-line was not a true reflection of the game as his
teams conceded soft goals from set piece, penalty and defensive error but he is
not disappointed about the overall outcome of the game. His boys played well in
the second half by controlling the game and managed to get a consolation goal
through Katlego Mashego.
The
caretaker coach attributed his first defeat to insufficient time to prepare the
team due to rain and other stuff but he will go back to the drawing board to
work on the defensive errors. He promised a much more improve performance in
the forthcoming games.
By Owen Mundalamo
