Chippa skipper Mark Mayambela in heated dispute with Eric Tinkler
Coach says he made the first-half substitution after the left wing angrily responded to instructions
Chippa United coach Eric Tinkler would only say he "did what I felt was necessary"‚ explaining his first-half substitution of captain Mark Mayambela in Saturday night’s 1-0 Telkom Knockout loss against Orlando Pirates. Tinkler said the reason for Mayambela’s substitution‚ by Daine Klate in the 42nd minute‚ should have been obvious to anyone viewing the game. The former Pirates forward was taken off after he had angrily responded with a wave of his arm to his coach. This followed after Tinkler gave left wing Mayambela a mouthful for being caught out of position on a Buccaneers attack. Tinkler was supposed to be the first coach to attend the post-match media conference‚ but took so long with his team in the change rooms after the game that Pirates’ Milutin Sredojevic ended up going first. Tinkler later joined in the same media conference‚ where normally at Pirates’ home matches the coaches go separately. "You didn’t see why? Surely it’s obvious‚" the coach responded‚ when asked why he...
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