Former Orlando Pirates head coach Roger de Sa has defended Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Bruce Bvuma following Amakhosi’s 3-0 Soweto Derby loss.
Bvuma, who started in goals for Chiefs, conceded three times as Pirates dominated the derby this past weekend at the FNB Stadium.
Some fans felt the 30-year-old keeper should have done more to prevent the goals from flowing. De Sa, on the otherhand, said the Chiefs goalkeeper was always going to have it difficult given he had not played in 10 months.
“To be honest, the guy has not played for quite some time since Petersen has sort of become Chiefs’ number one,” he told KickOff.
“Coming into a huge game like Bvuma did is obviously difficult. We can’t take anything away from Pirates, they were the better team on Saturday. They were on song, so Bvuma was always going to be up against an onslaught of attacks.
“Pirates have one of the best attacks in Africa.”
De Sa defends Chiefs keeper after letting in 3 goals against Pirates
The former Bafana Bafana keeper said Bvuma needed to play at least three matches to gain fitness and confidence.
“I got to feel for him. I don’t think he was that bad. I’m sure he will get back to his best if he plays three matches. You haven’t played for several months, and all of a sudden you have to play in front of 90,000 people,” he added.
Bvuma was in goal against Pirates ahead of Brandon Petersen, who underwent a day before the Soweto Derby.