Reyaad Pieterse says he wants to be Bafana Bafana’s No1 goalkeeper‚ and that’s the reason he joined Mamelodi Sundowns. To break into Bafana consistently, Pieterse will have to work on an aspect of his game: he has a tendency to go to pieces in a match‚ such as in his exceptionally nervy debut for Sundowns. The keeper received a roasting for playing a hand in all three AmaZulu goals in a 3-3 Premiership draw in Umlazi last Sunday. Luckily, he bounced back with a clean sheet in his next game‚ helping Sundowns beat Lamontville Golden Arrows 1-0 in KwaMashu last Wednesday. "It’s been really good‚" Pieterse said of his move to the 2016 Caf Champions League winners in August. "The debut against AmaZulu wasn’t ideal. But I learnt from my mistakes in the second game against Arrows. And I’m glad I could contribute to the team and get a clean sheet in that game." Some might ask why he would leave SuperSport United‚ where he shared goalkeeping duties with Ronwen Williams‚ for Sundowns‚ where h...
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