Baxter to ring changes for Namibia clash
Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter will make changes to his starting XI in the Cosafa Cup Plate final against Namibia on Friday.
Stuart Baxter coach of South Africa with his assistant Thabo Senong. (Sydney Mahlangu /BackpagePix)
Baxter made more than five changes in their previous match against Botswana in the semi-finals and the English mentor plans to make changes to his squad in the final.
“In terms of the physical part of the game‚ they (the young players) pitched up. They didn’t throw in the towel‚ they kept on battling‚” said the coach.
“There were issues with technical skills and decision making. There were a lot of poor decisions.
“But I think we have got to stay true to what we set out to do with the Cosafa and that is invest in youngsters and give them this sort of international experience.
“When they play with the national shirt on‚ it’s a good investment.”
“You tread a fine line. You don’t want to throw the youngsters in at the deep end and you don’t want to either deprive them of a chance.
“We probably will turn towards a little more experience to face Namibia but I still want to have that element of development otherwise we are not true to what we want to do‚” Baxter added.
