Mthatha Bucks head coach Velile Dyaloyi is an angry man. And he is spitting fire, left, right and centre.
This comes after his side played out to a 2-2 stalemate against NFD log leaders Thanda Royal Zulu at the Mthatha Stadium on Saturday.
Dyaloyi blames his players for the draw for apparently not taking instructions, instead doing their own thing.
According to the fuming Dyaloyi, his charges could have easily wrapped up the match with four goals had they stuck to the script.
But, he said, Bucks players failure to stick to the plan cost them two points as they managed just one of the three that were on offer.
To a certain degree, the coach was right in that there is no reasons striker Andile Njokweni did not score at least twice with the many scoring opportunities that came his way.
Defender Mashale Rantabane had at least three free headers inside the opposition penalty box but he could not convert a single one of them.
The Bucks mentor said they had a solid plan to dismantle the undefeated KwaZulu-Natal side in the ongoing NFD campaign and he was irked by his players’ failure to execute it on the day.
“The score is 2-2 but I must say it is not a true reflection of the game,” said Dyaloyi. “I am very disappointed really because we should have gone into half-time leading by 4-0 but if players do not listen and all they do is utilise their power instead of their mind then it is not my fault if the team cannot win games.
“It is the players’ fault because the whole week we had analysed how the opposition plays and it came exactly how we predicted, yet we failed to take advantage and it must be the coach’s problem,” Dyaloyi fumed.
“I am sorry to say it but my players, if they do not learn, I do not know what they want. Do they want to progress? Do they want to win the league or do they just want to participate? I really do not know because we do everything we need to at training.”
Bucks opened the scoring at the half-way point of the first 45 when Mazwi Mncube’s grass-cutter was blocked by Thanda goalkeeper Siyabonga Mbatha for a rebound and Petrus Ngebo was at the right place at the right time to tap in the opener with ease for his first goal of the campaign.
Bucks continued to dominate but Thanda were fighting back.
Ten minutes after the break, the Bucks backline went to sleep and the visitors’ Mhlengi Cele gave them a rude awakening with the equaliser.
The home side, although dominating except at the centre of the park where Sihle Maso was found wanting, continued firing blanks.
Then Thanda took the lead courtesy of Mike Gumede and again the culprit was the Bucks backline.
Just as it appeared that the visitors were destined to take all the points, Bucks defender Gift Sithole scored with a sensational diving header that levelled matters only three minutes from time.
Dyaloyi is not the only one unhappy. So is his Thanda counterpart Roger Sikhakhane, who said a draw was not enough for his team.
“For me what matter is that we get three points wherever we go, be it home or away but unfortunately it was not to be today.”
Thanda still remain the only side in the 2016-17 NFD campaign without a loss after eight matches. — zingisam@dispatch.co.za
Bucks coach hits out at players after draw
This comes after his side played out to a 2-2 stalemate against NFD log leaders Thanda Royal Zulu at the Mthatha Stadium on Saturday.
Dyaloyi blames his players for the draw for apparently not taking instructions, instead doing their own thing.
According to the fuming Dyaloyi, his charges could have easily wrapped up the match with four goals had they stuck to the script.
But, he said, Bucks players failure to stick to the plan cost them two points as they managed just one of the three that were on offer.
To a certain degree, the coach was right in that there is no reasons striker Andile Njokweni did not score at least twice with the many scoring opportunities that came his way.
Defender Mashale Rantabane had at least three free headers inside the opposition penalty box but he could not convert a single one of them.
The Bucks mentor said they had a solid plan to dismantle the undefeated KwaZulu-Natal side in the ongoing NFD campaign and he was irked by his players’ failure to execute it on the day.
“The score is 2-2 but I must say it is not a true reflection of the game,” said Dyaloyi. “I am very disappointed really because we should have gone into half-time leading by 4-0 but if players do not listen and all they do is utilise their power instead of their mind then it is not my fault if the team cannot win games.
“It is the players’ fault because the whole week we had analysed how the opposition plays and it came exactly how we predicted, yet we failed to take advantage and it must be the coach’s problem,” Dyaloyi fumed.
“I am sorry to say it but my players, if they do not learn, I do not know what they want. Do they want to progress? Do they want to win the league or do they just want to participate? I really do not know because we do everything we need to at training.”
Bucks opened the scoring at the half-way point of the first 45 when Mazwi Mncube’s grass-cutter was blocked by Thanda goalkeeper Siyabonga Mbatha for a rebound and Petrus Ngebo was at the right place at the right time to tap in the opener with ease for his first goal of the campaign.
Bucks continued to dominate but Thanda were fighting back.
Ten minutes after the break, the Bucks backline went to sleep and the visitors’ Mhlengi Cele gave them a rude awakening with the equaliser.
The home side, although dominating except at the centre of the park where Sihle Maso was found wanting, continued firing blanks.
Then Thanda took the lead courtesy of Mike Gumede and again the culprit was the Bucks backline.
Just as it appeared that the visitors were destined to take all the points, Bucks defender Gift Sithole scored with a sensational diving header that levelled matters only three minutes from time.
Dyaloyi is not the only one unhappy. So is his Thanda counterpart Roger Sikhakhane, who said a draw was not enough for his team.
“For me what matter is that we get three points wherever we go, be it home or away but unfortunately it was not to be today.”
Thanda still remain the only side in the 2016-17 NFD campaign without a loss after eight matches. — zingisam@dispatch.co.za
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