Posted in News on Sep 11, 2005.
Taking this into account we have been preparing ourselves for the elements that we might face in Giyani. That is why we have had training sessions at 15h00pm in the afternoon so as to adapt to the conditions we will face on Sunday. Coupled with this we also played a friendly game at the same time on Tuesday and although Johannesburg has been getting warmer - Giyani - we are told - will be sizzling.
Dynamos won their midweek encounter against Jomo Cosmos away from home,and from my observations they are a formidable team and are improving. They, for the most
part, have the same unit who competed for them last season. They have changed two players and kept the rest of the team.
This has shown - it is visibly clear that they are playing well as a unit and they seem to understand each other well. We have done our home work well and are aware of the challenge we face. History ,as we know, is on our side in this encounter as we have had good results against them in the past. That factor is a morale booster for us.
In other news, Rowen Fernandez and Arthur Zwane returned late on Friday morning and were part of the afternoons training session. After the disappointments following their journey with Bafana Bafana to Burkina Faso and Germany - it is important that we get the players into action quickly so that those results do not affect them and impact on their form in any way. The pair are thankfully both fit and injury free and will be making the trip to Giyani for Sundays game. Songwe Chalwe, unfortunately, had to be left out of the team after and old injury recurred while he was away with the Zambian national team last week and after speaking to the Zambian coach Kalusha Bwalaya it seems as though he did not train since last Wednesday when he began complaining of muscle pain in his thigh.
Till next week keep spreading love and peace
Yours in soccer
Ernst Middendorp
