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There were many high profile matches during the international break but two lower key matches caught my eye. The two bigger teams seem to be having problems under their new managers and the other two seem to be really progressing under their new bosses. Brazil vs. South Africa In one of Gordon Igesund?s first interviews as the new Bafana Bafana manager he stated ?we have to have an identity and I believe our philosophy should be to play attacking football with width and wing play as these are our strengths?. South Africa have always had a vast array or fast skilful wingers, so his decision makes sense, but he also mentioned he wants to play possession football. In the modern game at least one of the wide players will often cut inside or at least tuck in with the central midfielders to help keep the ball but with South Africa starting in a 4-2-3-1 with two pure wingers their midfield three of Kagisho Dikgacoi, Lerato Chabangu and Oldham?s Dean Furman didn?t have the quality to match Romulo, Lucas and Oscar, struggling to keep the ball. As well as the mismatch of quality in midfield, Thulani Serero and Sephiwe Tshabalala stayed [...]
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