Cape Town City not championship material yet, says coach McCarthy
Team is working hard to be title contenders, says coach Benni McCarthy
Cape Town City are not championship material yet‚ says Citizens coach Benni McCarthy after his team’s dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 Premiership victory over Bidvest Wits at Bidvest Stadium on Saturday night. It said something of the internal conflict that standpoint created with the natural competitive instinct of McCarthy — a winner throughout his career as a player — that when pressed he paused‚ drew a breath‚ then responded with with a grin: “Football is for winning.” City came back from 2-0 down at the break with three second-half goals against now third-placed Wits. McCarthy was asked about the growing confidence of Kermit Erasmus‚ who scored a second goal in two games and set up another as City bounced back from a 3-2 midweek defeat against Mamelodi Sundowns. “Like I’ve said‚ hard work beats talent‚” McCarthy said of the former Bafana Bafana striker‚ who has had a reputation for a low work-rate. “A lot of players play on the talent and then they forget that you still have to p...
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