Bafana Bafana 4- Thailand 0. Katlego Mphela, Siphiwe Tshabalala and Bernard Parker wet the roof of the new Mbombela
Stadium in memorable fashion in front of 30,000 yellow-and-green clad fans. Mphela score twice.
It was Bafana Bafana all the way in Nelspruit on Sunday at the Bafana Bafana vs Thailand game. OK, we know that Thailand didn’t field the strongest team, but every devoted Bafana fan could see that the boys are getting it right.; they are putting good moves together; they are moving forward and they are taking strong, targeted shots at goal.
Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira – Big Improvement
“There were a lot of positives to be drawn from the match. I don’t care about the quality of the opponent,” he said at the post-match press conference after the first of five tune-up games on home soil before the World Cup opener against Mexico on June 11.
“It’s a big improvement. We are now in our final stage of preparations and we are looking for performance and results.
“Results build confidence and as for the performance, the players look more comfortable on the ball. We still need more penetration but I feel it is coming,” the Brazilian said.
“We now have stronger opponents coming and they will give us a more physical challenge. We are in the final build-up phase but this is a good start.”
Parreira said the game against Bulgaria, Colombia and Denmark would all be progressively tougher.
Bulgarian coach Stanimir Stoilov has announced his squad that will play Bafana at Soccer City on May 24.
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