Maintain intensity against Zambia - Manyama
Updated | By Jacasport
Bafana Bafana striker Lebogang Manyama has asked his teammates to maintain the same intensity that saw them dismantle Nigeria away in Uyo’s Akwa Ibom Stadium adding the friendly international match against Zambia tomorrow might be tricky.
South Africa take on
Zambia at Moruleng Stadium in a 19h00 kick off encounter and Manyama who came
on as a substitute in the match on Saturday which Bafana Bafana won 2-0 said
Chipolopolo would want to redeem themselves following a shock 1-0 defeat at
home to lowly Mozambique.
“Yes, Saturday’s match against Nigeria was a massive morale booster but we should not get carried away. We have a long way to go to get to the levels where we want to be and become a dominant force again,” said the big forward.
“Zambia’s pride was dented over the weekend and they would like to redeem themselves in this game. We must be vigilant and put 150 percent in whatever we do going forward.”
Manyama said he was happy with the camaraderie in the national set up adding all of the players were pulling in one direction.
“Even those on the bench, you could see they were all rooting resolutely for those on the pitch up to die for the country. In the end, Nigeria could not cope with our pace especially late in the second half when we could easily have added two or three more goals.
“We need to continue what we started in Nigeria, make winning a culture and the rest will follow. We need to have a go at Zambia because they can turn out to be tricky customers,” said Manyama.
Coach Baxter concurred with the striker saying it was important to keep developing a winning South Africa style.
“It is a process and we need to maintain against Zambia because if we beat Nigeria and lose against Zambia, we will get the stick. We have begun a process of developing something big. We need to maintain that pace against Zambia,” said Baxter.
The coach reiterated the need for fans, all stakeholders including the PSL to pull in one direction to achieve bigger things.
He said there was a glimpse of that South African style in Saturday’s game.
“I saw that great technique, arrogance, stability on the ball and confidence; this is typical South African culture of playing football. Who knows, we might be starting something special.
“We had that tenacity in defence and creativity in the midfield; this is the hallmark of South African style of football.”
While the players and technical staff should cherish the win over Nigeria, it is always important to remain humble and remain focused.
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