Habas Responds To De Sa’s Comments
26 November 2012
Following Roger de Sa’s post match comments that Wits are a defensive team, Antonio Lopez Habas has spoken out, saying that his outfit play an attacking brand of football.
Wits left the Orlando Stadium on Saturday with no points, following their 2-0 Absa Premiership loss to Orlando Pirates, courtesy of goals by Thabo Matlaba and Tlou Segolela.
De Sa’ post match interview irked Habas, referring to Wits as a defensive side. The former Students coach said that Wits play with five players at the back and try catch their opponents on the counter-attack. He said that they make it difficult for their opponents to score.
Habas hit back by saying, “Roger de Sa says Bidvest was defensive. I think De Sa confuses play in block and the collective behaviour with being defensive. The difference is that his team plays at 70 meters and we try to do on 40 meters.
“Secondly Roger de Sa says Bidvest play counterattack. In any competition, even the elite in the world, 80% of the goals are achieved via counterattack, 10% of the goals on set pieces and 10% in the combinative play. Which team in the world plays no counterattack? How are you going to get goals in the match?
“The tactical control of the match was of Bidvest and the result was to Pirates. But you would have to analyse what would have happened if the referee gave the very clear penalty and red card for the defender. Would we be talking about the same result?”
“I think it’s a lack of respect to analyse and criticise your opponents. The reason to this is that he coached Wits over the years and that the last season, was close to relegation,” the former Mamelodi Sundowns coach concluded.
comments
YOH!!!! after dis....Im loving Habas lol Roger try and counter dat now!wow what intelligence nd so presisly 2 da point Mr Habas! Maritzburg nd Khosi 4 life
Submitted by: MalakanaD7
Date: 30 November 2012, Time: 14:08:09
Roger desaster is nd wil always b a cry baby jst lyk his friend Khompela, hw on earth do u tel ur opponents hw 2 plan their game? dis is total madness! as 4 dis gorillas fans, CHIEFS wil always b ur threat coz u kip on involving us even in stories dat ar far away frm us, bt i dnt blame u dats hw DOM KOPS behaves...K4L!!!
Submitted by: ernmor26
Date: 30 November 2012, Time: 09:13:40
De sa always have something to say. in futball it does n't matter what system u play as long as it works 4 the team. what is important is: your game plan depend on your opponents' kind of play or strength. fortunately pirates are better side than the current Wits, not 2 say De sa is better than Habbas
Submitted by: magezaCHAUKE
Date: 29 November 2012, Time: 11:55:47
Dsa his rite hw can u play defensive while u loose,I thnk its time 4SA teams be looking on it cuz foreins coaches sucks our nature of game
Submitted by: khozasgd
Date: 29 November 2012, Time: 06:33:00
Yoh..what a shot coming from mr Habas,Roger de sa won't like this at all.#The reason to this is that he coached Wits over the years and that the last season, was close to relegation,”
Submitted by: sixthree
Date: 28 November 2012, Time: 23:17:13
lol roger is just being negative
Submitted by: afrolounge
Date: 28 November 2012, Time: 15:55:37
Roger will never win the league let them dream he is always a 1st round coach he will be tired
Submitted by: Siabonga
Date: 27 November 2012, Time: 23:37:18
Now all of a sudden Roger de Sa knows 2 much!since whn is he an expert! Stupid
Submitted by: Sugar4008
Date: 27 November 2012, Time: 13:51:32
the rats are bo makhalanjhalo , u cant cry after a win
Submitted by: Maswoswani
Date: 27 November 2012, Time: 12:12:39
Ts shows d Zebra's level of thinkin wen a poor Zebralised faithfool compare Mighty Bucs wt d poor-minor Wits nd m puzzled by a certain Zebra's comment wen he syd "De sa z bitter coz Wits replaced him with Habas,,,Habas z nt d 1 who fired u @ Wits",,,hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Poor zebra d u mean RDS cn choose Wits over d Mighty Bucs??? Yes coaching d Mighty Champs is purely an achievement/milestone dt most of coaches only drm bwt!!!
Submitted by: skumba
Date: 27 November 2012, Time: 11:31:30