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South Africa coach tells critics to ‘shut up’ before second World Cup match
Key takeaways
- There was an outcry in South Africa when Broos took a rare defensive approach in the tournament’s opening match against Mexico last Thursday, which his team lost 2-0 without creating any genuine chances of their own.
- Bafana Bafana, as South Africa’s team is known, also finished down to nine men, with two players sent off in the second half, and left little positive impression.
- “I’ve been a coach for 40 years, and I know it’s a part of the job that you will be criticised.
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There was an outcry in South Africa when Broos took a rare defensive approach in the tournament’s opening match against Mexico last Thursday, which his team lost 2-0 without creating any genuine chances of their own.
Bafana Bafana, as South Africa’s team is known, also finished down to nine men, with two players sent off in the second half, and left little positive impression.
“I’ve been a coach for 40 years, and I know it’s a part of the job that you will be criticised. So for the moment, I’m criticised, but people have to know… and for those who still don’t know it… I do it my way,” Broos said at a news conference on Wednesday.
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