SuperSport coach Igesund sticks it to media after TKO win over City

02 October 2015 - 02:19 By Mazola Molefe

Relieved after finally guiding his side to a win, Supersport United coach Gordon Igesund wasted no time in taking a swipe at the media and his critics this week. He suggested that the club's recent poor run was exaggerated, saying the hype around the quality in his team put Matsatsantsa under unnecessary pressure.Igesund made his remarks following Supersport's narrow 2-1 victory over Polokwane City in the opening round of the Telkom Knockout on Wednesday ."When you lose three games in a row people think there's trouble. It's one of those things in football. In the league, all we need is one win and we are in seventh position," he said."The negativity is coming from everybody outside, the newspapers and all that."We will prove ourselves because sometimes the criticism is good for the players to read and turn it into a positive."Winning with 10 men proved to a lot of people that this team is still fired up and wants to play. I know what I am doing and there are signs of that."The four-time championship-winning coach said Supersport had their confidence back."People get excited when things don't go well because there's lots of things to talk about," he said.The coach also revealed that winger Thuso Phala would step down as captain after the player said the responsibility was affecting his form."He said he needs to focus on his game," Igesund said...

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