Probably the worst Bafana performance under Broos - former Pirates player slams tactics

Former Orlando Pirates player Michael Morton criticised Bafana Bafana’s defensive tactics and the exclusion of Oswin Appollis in their disappointing 2-0 World Cup loss to Mexico, calling it the worst performance under coach Hugo Broos. Picture: Yuri CORTEZ / AFP

South Africans woke up on Friday filled with anger and disappointment, and for former Orlando Pirates player Michael Morton, who attended Bafana Bafana’s opening Fifa World Cup match, the disappointment cut even deeper.

Bafana lost 2-0 to hosts Mexico at Estadio Azteca on Thursday, but it was the manner of the defeat that irked Morton the most.

Bafana coach Hugo Broos devised a defensive formation that offered little, if anything, going forward on the night.

Even with Bafana reduced to nine men by the end of the clash, it seemed to distract from the real issue - the team’s tactics.