Bafana should have done better

Bafana Bafana managed to beat a weak Kenyan side by two goals to nil, but their performance was far from convincing. The team should have destroyed the hapless Kenyans, who looked out of sorts throughout the game.

Like in most games Bafana have played so far, they managed to control the game and enjoy a lot of ball possession. It is always good to see the team stamping their authority on their opposition, but we have to see the end result of their dominance, which is scoring goals. Against Kenya, Bafana should have won the game with more than three goals, unfortunately the boys seem to run out of ideas when they approach the final third. In cases where they manage to penetrate the opposition defence, poor finishing lets them down.

Considering the fact that Bafana are preparing for a tough battle against Egypt, the lack of killer instinct in front of goals should be a worrying factor. Unlike the Kenyans, Egypt are far more technical and tactically astute, so Bafana will not have as many scoring opportunities and certainly they will not enjoy a lot of ball possession. That means the team will have to be more clinical and use almost every chance they get effectively. Or else they will be punished.

There were a few positives though. One of them was to see Davide Somma finding the back of net. It was not the best of performances from the striker but he really made his presence felt, even though he could have scored more. Hopefully the goal will boost his confidence ahead of the Egypt clash. One other player who was impressive, as always, is Steven Pienaar. It was good to see him getting his name on the score sheet, it would be good to see more of our midfield players scoring considering the fact that we don’t have the deadliest of strikers available.

The performances of youngsters Andile Jali and Thulani Serero were also encouraging. They showed that given a chance they can develop into top performers and Pitso Mosimane is well aware of that.

As the team continues to climb the world rankings, winning games and playing good football, let us hope they will find their killer instinct along the way and start scoring goals.