“I Know What I am Doing‚ & There Are Signs Of That”- Says Igesund

Gordom Igesend made some comments after SuperSport’s 2-1 victory against Polokwane City in the Telkom KnockOut Cup last 16 on Wednesday night at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium. The coach also mentioned that winger Thuso Phala will be released from his duties as a skipper, as the captains responsibility is affecting his  performance.

“When you lose three games in a row‚ people think there’s trouble. In Europe‚ Manchester City have lost four games in a row‚ and Chelsea are struggling. It’s one of those things in football. All we need is one win and we are in seventh position‚” Igesund said.

“The negativity is coming from everybody outside‚ the newspapers and all that. If they want to write like that‚ it’s fine. We will prove ourselves because sometimes the criticism is good for the players to read and turn it into a positive. And winning against 10-men proved to a lot of people out there that this team is still fired up and wants to play. I know what I am doing‚ and there are signs of that.”

The former Bafana Bafana mentor continued and said that people  enjoy when they see the club  playing bad, Igesend said: “People get very excited when things don’t go well because there’s lots of things to talk about all the time.

“No need to panic. In every game we have played‚ we haven’t played badly. The guys have played with the same passion and desire‚ but just making silly mistakes.”

About Thuso Phala who has asked Gordon Igesend to relieve him from the captains responsibility

“I was speaking to a couple of players and I also said to Thuso I wanted to get more out of him. But he said he needs to focus on his game and his requested I relieve him of being the captain.

“I told him I was happy with my decision to make him captain even though his form has dipped a bit. He said it dipped because he is focusing on other things when he should be focusing on his game.”Concluded Igesend.