It is the last round of matches before the players can take a break from premier league soccer. Usually they come back with weight problems, injuries from playing in money games and all sorts of other ailments. Soccer players are generally a naughty bunch! Before they go and indulge themselves, let us look at who will be having the last laugh in 2010!
GOLDEN ARROWS vs AJAX CAPE TOWN
It`s fourth vs fifth, so there is relatively no pressure on the two coaches. It will be up to the players to make this one a very exciting game of football. Both teams have a lot of youth in their ranks so there will be a great deal or running during the ninety minutes mixed in with missed chances and silly mistakes. There are always goals when Arrows meets Ajax. Most of the foreigners will already be thinking about the journey home which could afford us the chance to see own goals, back passes etc, etc.
Golden Arrows win.
SANTOS vs SUPERSPORT UNITED
The only good thing about Supersport so far this season has been their band. The coach has pointed to the sick bay as the major reason for the champions’ poor showing so far. Maybe after Christmas they can empty the sick bay and get more players on to the field of play. Santos have gone about their business the same way they always do and will be looking forward to taking three points into the break.
Santos win.
FREE STATE STARS vs BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC
Those vocal fanatics from the Free State are going out with a derby!It will be packed to the rafters. It will be loud. I would advise the coaches not to shout out instructions from the touchline, no player will be able to hear them. Larsen versus Khompela! Depending on how hot it will be, this should be another cracking game! The singing ones are on top of e la koto on the log and I`m sure they will want to enjoy they Christmas dinners knowing they have kept them there.
DRAW.
BIDVEST WITS vs MARITZBURG UNITED
For some reason, I expected more from Maritzburg this season. I must have been under the influence of something. They are right where their performances have put them, relegation zone! The learning ones will look to take advantage and go into the festive season smiling. Mazinyo.com might not be coming back to coach the team of choice next year. A loss to the students might mean that the coach will be carrying a lot more bags than originally planned.
Wits win.
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS vs AMAZULU
The Zulus have not impressed me this season. I really thought they would not be where they are now, but there are there so I must stop dreaming. Sundowns usually get better as the season goes on. This time they have started strong and if they maintain this form, the title will be send to Chloorkop a lot earlier than May. It is important to remember that Sundowns have this tendency to lose or draw the easy looking games!
Sundowns win.
MPUMALANGA BLACK ACES vs KAIZER CHIEFS
The Amazion will no doubt be reminding anybody who cares to listen this Christams that they beat Orlando Pirates. That win is about the only high in an otherwise disappointing first half of the season. When thinking about this game one must remember that Chiefs have fallen to Vasco Da Gama, Free State Stars AND Santos. These were games that looked like walkovers before the referee blew his whistle for kick off.
Kaizer Chiefs win.
VASCO DA GAMA vs MOROKA SWALLOWS
Vasco are lying ninth on the log and Swallows are sixteenth. It really should be the other way round but, alas dear reader, it is not the other way round. If they do not manage to go into the market and get some decent players, Swallows will be playing in the first division next season. This is a fact. The Cape Town outfit will not show any mercy, neither will the weather. We must acknowledge that The Dube Birds earned themselves a draw in the Mother City not so long ago. Maybe this time they can go one better and surprise themselves and of all of us!
ORLANDO PIRATES vs PLATINUM STARS
The only thing the Buccaneers have to guard against in this game is complacency! The coach did his best to show us that he is not “predictable” in the game against those hapless birds. He still rang his changes at almost the same time he always does but at least it was not the same old players coming out or going in. Ndumiso Mabhena will hopefully have the correct size boots on this time and will aim for the net rather than the security personnel.
Pirates win.
So, dear reader all that is left now is for us to wish you all a wet Christmas and soccer filled New Year!!!Till 2011………
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