Following Cape Town City’s exit from the Nedbank Cup, the club’s head coach Eric Tinkler has admitted to feeling the pressure due to disappointing results.
The Citizens were knocked out of the prestigious competition after losing to Royal AM 4-3 on penalties in their Last 32 fixture at the DHL Stadium on Sunday evening.
NedbankCup results today
– AmaZulu 3-2 Tornado FC
– Mkhambathi 0-4 Casric Stars
– TS Galaxy 2-0 Amavarara
– Cape Town City 0-0 Royal AM (Royal AM 4-3 on penalties) pic.twitter.com/Ewue10YoF6— Sinethemba Sithole – Journo (@Sinethembah_) February 12, 2023
The cup exit has added to the Mother City’s woes combined with a disappointing season thus far in the DStv Premiership. The side is currently in 11th place on the standings with 11 matches to go.
Tinkler has questioned the level of officiating for some of the results that have gone against his team, including last night’s Nedbank Cup exit.
“There’s the mental side of it, you know, how you’ve lost. Understand that, how you’ve lost, because the way I see it, there should have been only one winner tonight. Sometimes we hide these things,” said Tinkler, speaking to journalists after the match.
“This is the harsh reality and the one that has to deal with it, is me. I have to deal with it. Referees make mistakes and they don’t have to deal with anything. I have to deal with the repercussions. I have to deal first with the chairman because we have lost when we shouldn’t have lost. And then I have to deal with the players, the disappointment from the players. People don’t see that side. They just go, ‘Oh no, they lost!’ But how did they lose? And why did they lose? Start asking those questions. And I think we need to be doing a lot more when it comes to our officiating. A lot more, because it’s costing coaches their livelihood because they’re being judged on mistakes of referees. Maybe I shouldn’t be talking about that but I’m talking about it,” the coach said, in part.
Following Cape Town City’s exit from the Nedbank Cup, head coach Eric Tinkler has expressed his frustration at the level of officiating in the match. Tinkler believes that the team should have won the match and that referees’ mistakes are costing coaches their livelihoods.
“Referees make mistakes and they don’t have to deal with anything. I have to deal with the repercussions. I have to deal first with the chairman because we have lost when we shouldn’t have lost. And then I have to deal with the players, the disappointment from the players,” Tinkler said.
“And I think we need to be doing a lot more when it comes to our officiating. A lot more, because it’s costing coaches their livelihood because they’re being judged on mistakes of referees.”
