Tempers flared during the iKapa derby on Saturday, when Benni McCarthy and Muhsin Ertugral seemed to get into a touchline scuffle, and Ajax Cape Town striker Tendai Ndoro has now weighed in on the debacle. Did you hear what he had to say?
The game had everything! In an age when some supporters are complaining about how watered down some rivalries between clubs are compared to years gone by, the iKapa derby, though relatively new, seemed to roll back the football years and produce some spectacular action – and most of it was off the pitch.
Coaches Muhsin Ertugral and Benni McCarthy had to be physically separated after a war of words looked to turn physical, ending in the Citizens tactician being given his marching orders. It didn't end there, though…
When asked about the incident after the game, the Urban Warriors coach added more fuel to the fire, stating: "He (Benni) needs to learn‚ he is still a baby… next time I will bring lollipops so he can play with it."
To which Benni McCarthy responded, via Twitter, by saying: "Yeah, I'm still a baby when it comes to coaching but a very difficult baby to beat it seems. So, I must just shut up when my team or players are getting bullied on the field of play? Don't know what SICK world all you lot think I'm living in if I'm going to sit still and be screwed over."
New Ajax recruit Ndoro was, however, less than impressed with the whole scenario, although he did admit it was a common occurrence in the game.
"You know, these things happen in football. We all have seen this, even in international football, where coaches do that, but it was bad for us to see what happened that day," he said when asked about it by Soccer Laduma journalist Celine Abrahams.
"Someone is in the house and then someone else wants to enter the house without anyone's permission, which is rude. So, it was not good for football, especially the fans. We (the players) want to learn because we are all growing up in the game. If something like this happens, then what are we learning as the coaches of tomorrow?"
The striker's words seem to indirectly hint at a possible coaching career in the future, but if he were to remain as level-headed and diplomatic as the sentiments he conveys, perhaps we may yet see a future tactician in the Zimbabwean.
What do you think of Ndoro's words?
