Lamontville Golden Arrows co-head coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi has explained why he was not bothered by midfielder Ntsako Makhubela's showboating during his side's loss to Orlando Pirates.
Golden Arrows suffered a 3-1 defeat to Orlando Pirates at Orlando Stadium on Saturday. In a moment that caught the attention of spectators, Arrows midfielder Ntsako Makhubela – who is on loan from the Buccaneers - displayed some Kasi flavour, with his team trailing 1-0.
His team was 1 - 0 down, but Ntsako Makhubela chose to do this?????? pic.twitter.com/b5XOPMMJpS
— Mlungisi (@Mlu__N2) January 15, 2023
While most have taken to social media to criticise the piece of skill, Vilakazi said he has no problem the passage of play.
"Honestly, I didn't' have a problem with that [Makhubela's showboating]," Vilakazi told journalists.
"I think in the first half, our team was struggling in terms of being motivated and having confidence. Specifically about Makhubela, I know he was playing against his parent club, so he wanted to do well and he started very scrappy.
"So I allowed him to do that [showboat]. I don't have a problem when players do whatever they want to do. I'm only interested in the reaction when we lose the ball and I don't expect them to lose the ball after doing that.
"I know he was not the culprit but after that he passed the ball to someone who lost it."
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"But specifically for Makhubela, I was okay with him [showboating] and I felt it would boost his confidence going forward."
Arrows will look to bounce back when they meet an inform Maritzburg United on Saturday at the Princess Magogo Stadium in Durban.
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