Mhlongo injury a blow for Pirates, Bafana

In line with Gavin Hunt's wishes for Bafana I don't see how the loss of Benson Mhlongo is bad for Bafana. I’d rather view it as a blessing, one that is no even in disguise. He is and has never in my books been good enough to play for the National team and even playing for Pirates is pushing it in my view. I am not a fan of players who are so called destroyers like Sibaya, Nengomasha etc, although the latter has been improving.

To have a player who wins the ball 10 times only to give it away 8 out of those 10 times is pointless. I‘d rather have a player winning the ball 5 out of those ten times and actually using it. I refer here to players such as Michael Essien, Alex Song of Arsenal and more closer to home, Papi Zothwane.

I sincerely hope that Benson recovers from his injury for the sake of his family's wellbeing. For him to earn a living and take care of his family would be great but not to go back to the National Team. Pirates can use him as much as they want to their detriment but when he is drafted into the National team I mostly choose to switch off the Telly or turn on Days of our Lives or even worse the Young and the Restless.

Our team can do with a change in the midfield. Why defend, defend and defend all the time. We need versatile midfielders who can win the ball and use it to our advantage. He is one of the players who make us play negative football. Enough of this defence mentality. The best teams in the world all have attack minded players in the middle. In football you only win games if you go forward not if you stop the opposition from scoring.
Once again my deepest sympathy go out to Mr. Mhlongo. Good luck with the recovery.