Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has discussed his team’s “weakness” that has been evident in the last two matches at AFCON.
South Africa sits second in Group B with three points from two matches, having beaten Angola 2–1 before a 1–0 defeat to Egypt.
In spite of their victory against Angola, Bafana struggled early on, especially in the first half, before improving significantly after the break to secure victory.
Against the Pharaohs, they endured a difficult first half before dominating the second but failed to break down a ten-man side.
Broos acknowledged a concern about his team’s difficulty in dominating games, explaining that they are slow to adjust their approach when changes are needed.
“At one side [it’s a concern that we’re not dominating], on the other side, we have played the same way for two years,” said Broos.
“We don’t change anything but players. The strategy and the concept stay the same and when you’re with the national team, you don’t have much time to instil something, the time is too short.
“You have to expect that the players will take quickly what you want on training you do with them.
“It’s a weakness from our side that we can’t change [the way of playing] in the moment that we have to change. But it’s also a strong point because when you see the performances of last two years, we have been playing good football.
“So, I think that’s something we have to continue doing because we don’t have time to implant new things.”
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