Furman: It Is Devastating
03 February 2013
The national team Bafana Bafana were beaten 3-1 on penalties by Mali and eventually knocked out of the Afcon tournament in the quarter-finals in a game played at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday night.
One of the players who missed the penalty was Dean Furman who told the Siya crew that it was devastating to lose the game in that way.
The Oldham Atheltic captain however said that the team should focus on the future as they still have important tournaments to play.
He said that the players thank the whole country for their support and urged them to continue rallying behind the team at all times.
"It is devastating. It is so painful. Personally I feel very bad to have missed the penalty. In the game we played very well and we could have wrapped it up in the 90 minutes but it wasn't to be. I can't reflect on the whole tournament right now as I am still devastated. After few days I will look back and see what I have achieved. But as a team we have to look at the future and build on this performance in the World Cup qualifiers. We still have important games to play and we need to put out feet on the ground going forward," the England based midfielder concluded.
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Ferman,Mahlangu,Sangweni and Kune u guyz gave your all and u made me proud I still wonder how Did he became a Captain infact how did he got callEd up into da national team let alone made it ko starting eleven I mean tht Khumalo boy
Submitted by: stheiro
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 11:31:11
Its done its done, lets jst 4gt abt de past n strt look forward n sopprt bafana.
Submitted by: PH_boy
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 10:25:38
Pointing fingers won't help lets rally behind the boys and give them the support they need!
Submitted by: OB_Mabena
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 10:04:51
De playas tried bt it wa$ j$t n0t their day
Submitted by: Christiano9
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 09:40:00
WHERE WAS GAXA WHEN THE CROSS WAS PLAYED, NOW KHUMALO HAD TO PEAL OFF FROM HIS POSITION TO COVER FOR HIM COSTING US A GOAL,,,,
Submitted by: maswati1swati
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 09:05:02
BB tried their best but their best wasnt good enough. As a fan I thank them for trying. They were really fighting it out and wanted to do well, not only for themselves, but also for the country but unfortunately it wasnt to be. GI has a foundation that he can build on from lets hope he will be flexible enough to add on other worthy players to strengthen the current team. If he can give shabba and KG chances surely he can do the same to others.
Submitted by: liesbeeck
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 08:30:20
We took things for granted and i dont think GI ever thought that the game will go to penalties, he did not know whom to pick for penalties; the guys did play well but they should have won were it not for our backiline who felt asleep n Mali equalised, better luck next time guys; GI must be kept for him to map up his way forward. Sorry Bafana
Submitted by: user857
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 08:21:11
Good display by bafana.
Submitted by: ramatsa87
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 07:52:45
@drealsam, d main cost ws yeye, he ddnt mark his man n he scored, simpl as dat. Ur lav 4 chipz is blindin u. Yeye n masilela decided 2 bol watch, dis hs nuthn 2 do with sangweni n khumalo.
Submitted by: Shuzi25
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 07:48:05
Terrific leadership and clean-up play, and made some crucial defensive blocks. He made sure he was first to the ball, and also covered when Khumalo or Sangweni pushed up. Unlucky to have his penalty saved. I fail to understand why Dean isn't our captain Bongani is so redundant
Submitted by: marwala
Date: 04 February 2013, Time: 07:47:33