Meanwhile At The Retirement Village…
October 7, 2012 by Brown Shuga
Looks like “retirement”was the most popular word in the world of sports this past week. Not only did Michael Schumacher retire, so did our own Bafana captain, Steven Pienaar.
Following the debut of his new clean shaven look, Everton player, Steven announced that he has retired from international football after 10 years of service.
I love watching Steven play but I was glad when he announced his retirement. Not because I think he is a bad player (obviously) but because I was getting annoyed by everyone and their talk of this so called Bafana captaincy. I was getting annoyed by everyone complaining about how he didn’t give his all for Bafana yet he scored for his club. That annoyed me because those who say that do not mention that the players at Bafana aren’t the same type of players he plays with at his club so how can the performance be the same?
In terms of commitment, I’ve never doubted his performance on the field and whenever he was called, Steven always arrived, no stories/excuses. Pitso is gone, Bafana needs a new scapegoat, I knew Steven was going to be made that scapegoat. He’s gone now, let’s see who will take the blame.
Steven says he only has a few years left to play and he wants to enjoy that time without the stress of juggling Bafana and his club. On behalf of all reasonable South Africans, I’d like to thank Stevie for all his sacrifices and his dedication to his country.
Your thoughts on Steven’s retirement?
P.S. I loved the old look more.
Bafana Squad to face Poland and Kenya:
Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates), Wayne Sandilands (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Defenders: Thabo Nthethe (Bloemfontein Celtic), Punch Masanamela (Sundowns), Luvhengo Mungomeni (Moroka Swallows), Ricardo Nunes (MŠK Žilina, Slovakia), Bongani Khumalo (captain)(PAOK, Greece), Siyabonga Sangweni (Pirates), Mulomowandau Mathoho (Chiefs), Bevan Fransman (SuperSport United)
Midfielders: Teko Modise (Sundowns), Lerato Chabangu (Swallows), Siphiwe Tshabalala, George Lebese, Reneilwe Letsholonyane (all Chiefs), Delron Buckley (Maritzburg United), May Mahlangu (Helsingborgs IF, Sweden), Dean Furman (Oldham Athletic, England), Sifiso Myeni, Oupa Manyisa (both Pirates), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Crystal Palace, England), Katlego Mashego (Free State Stars)
Strikers: Bernard Parker (Chiefs), Tokelo Rantie (Malmö FF, Sweden), Dino Ndlovu (Maccabi Haifa, Israel).
Jellytot on Sun, 7th Oct 2012 11:52 pm
Nywere nywere, he mustnt come back here and expect love from us like benni did.
Sweet soul on Mon, 8th Oct 2012 7:11 am
Haibo@Jellytot yekelani omunye umtwana hawu, he has served his country without excuses so if he says he wants to rest then let him, angithi yini futhi anizo judge if he starts making excuses angasakhoni ukuza azodlala.
Ai South Africans we will always judge whether u do good or bad kuyafana, we don’t appreciate.
Beautiful-Butterfly on Mon, 8th Oct 2012 7:26 am
He will come back here when his ‘Everton friends’ don’t want him there anymore and play a Benni on us. SA is home and you can never serve home enough- we are the ones that will have to take him back when he is down and old.
Solomon.Mahlangu on Mon, 8th Oct 2012 8:10 am
Everton is in currently in the top 4 in the EPL, with the Africa Cup of Nations coming up Everton will be required to realese its African players so im suspecting that they will “compensate” him for making this decision. Soccer is as dirty as any business, Steven will come back believe me.
MissGalaxy on Mon, 8th Oct 2012 1:41 pm
Dear @Jellytot i concur with u. a ska buwa finish n klaar. These boys forget shem.
samoooosa on Tue, 9th Oct 2012 7:23 am
SA played 116 games in those 10 yrs and Steven played only 57 of those (Thats less than 50%) and he’s telling us about commitment? he was forever “injured” and started honouring his caps more regularly just before the Confed and WC. He must fuck off
chilled sweet lemonade on Fri, 12th Oct 2012 10:08 am
ooohhh my, he shouldnt have cut his hair…….