Jamaica coach Rudolh Speid is not convinced Bafana Bafana can come out against Mexico on Thursday
Rudolph Speid does not see Bafana Bafana coming against Mexico in the World Cup opening match this Thursday.
Speid said Bafana were not as convincing against them this morning in a friendly international played at Estadio Hidalgo.
The game ended 1-1 with conflicting reports on the score as some reports said Bafana won the game 1-0.
This friendly match was played behind closed doors with no media and fans allowed into the venue.
"As it relates to South Africa, I think they were playing within themselves, though, because probably, you know, players don’t want to get injured and everybody wants to impress the coach,” said Speid after the game.
“I didn’t think they were going for it as much as they could have. But playing against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium, there’s going to be 123,000 screaming Mexicans in there, I can tell you.
“They’ll probably overload it, they’re going to be pressing high up the pitch, especially in the first half. They’re going to be pressing very high in the first half, relentless pressing, but of course, the pressure will ease as the game goes along.”