PSL must play ball

18 February 2008 - 02:00
By unknown

It is no secret, Carlos Alberto Parreira is not happy with the way the Premier Soccer League clubs play soccer. He made it clear that playing the long ball is not the style he wants for Bafana Bafana.

It is no secret, Carlos Alberto Parreira is not happy with the way the Premier Soccer League clubs play soccer. He made it clear that playing the long ball is not the style he wants for Bafana Bafana.

Keeping possession by using short and quick passing is something that we did quite well in Ghana and obviously the coach wants to further improve on that.

Ted Dumitru made an interesting observation recently. He said since the majority of the national squad is made up of local players, the concept should be reflected in the PSL.

Ernest Mkhonza

Orlando East, Soweto