I was disappointed after watching a couple of PSL matches at the standard of our local soccer. I mean it is called Premier Soccer league, which really represents the highest level football but it does not reflect that on the pitch.
I am not a control freak, it’s just that, we as South African hail our local teams so much, we tend to forget about the silly childish mistakes they do on the pitch. I mean who expects an indirect free kick or even a fowl throw in a premier league soccer match. Those are some of the silly mistakes our “professional” soccer players do in league and cup matches.
I am a lover of soccer, just like you, who is reading this blog, but as a soccer fanatic, don’t we anticipate high class football from our local teams, especially if their professional. And the goals on the other hand are a big disappointment. After a full PSL weekend, we only have about 10 goals scored. It might not have happened this weekend, but it happens countless times throughout the duration of the season.
Is it a problem or is it’s just hard to score goals in SA.
I think the players don’t work hard enough on the pitch, don’t work hard at practice or even after that. I’ve heard about some of the star players in the world who practice individually for more hours after their team practice is over, but rarely heard anything about our South African stars.
The subject matter here is we are in demand of high class football. We want to talk more about our PSL teams in buses, trains at work and at gatherings and we want to talk less about the Rooney’s, the Ronaldo’s, the Messi’s.
We have players that can really make our PSL shine among the rest. We have the capabilities to have a competitive league, not only Chiefs and Pirate competing at in every cup final. It’s just that I believe we as supporters demand more. If they want to see more people in stadiums, then let’s see the magic on the pitch.
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