‘Pitso is catching some serious hands’ ‘Mosimane is not a football coach’

A number of supporters could only express their shock and surprise at seeing Jingles so brutally humbled following his magnificent recent form in Saudi Arabia.

“Pitso is catching serious iron hands right now,” wrote @Cibo_eazy, while @Jay_Langa agreed: “Mosimane is catching serious hands here.”

One Saudi supporter, tweeting under the @Jst_OS9 alias, had some harsh words for Mosimane in the aftermath of the loss, and insisted he must take some tough measures against some of his players.

“Pitso, are you blind?” he addressed to the coach, before naming and shaming the players below.

Mr. Pitso @TheRealPitso are you blind? Do you see these people what they do on the field? They are cowards who are afraid. They are not fighters and they are not footballers. They caused us to drop and now we will not qualify because of them. Please kick them out of Al-Ahly💚. pic.twitter.com/i0wwcCaLAA

— مرجــي | 🇸🇦 (@Jst_OS9) February 2, 2023

One Saudi supporter was particularly unhappy with the team’s loss, even going as far as to accuse Pitso of not being a football coach.

Mosimane, what readiness are you talking about? Ali Majrashi was injured before the match and we are watching him as a key player in Modou Barrow. It will be a month in Jeddah and we will see Ziad Al-Juhani on the left?? You are not a football coach @TheRealPitso #الاهلي pic.twitter.com/2eytiU3hT9

— A (@20_qlz) February 2, 2023

Some users were quick to dismiss the loss, insisting that the true measure of the man and his players will be how they respond to the defeat.

“The measure of a man is not how many times he falls but how many times he rises up after falling…” wrote @Setlago_Monare.

“Sir Pitso and his men must rise up,” he added. “The journey is bound to get tougher as you've become the team to beat.”

“Hard luck Pitso,” wrote @ntuthukontuli8. “I know he will come back strong.”

@TumeloRICCARDO agrees, and has predicted that Mosimane will now embark on a winning streak after losing his first match.

“Pitso doesn’t take losses lightly,” he wrote. “He will go on a rampage and go over 20 games unbeaten.”

Some fans are dismayed that Mosimane, whose teams are typically so well drilled defensively, was on the receiving end of a 4-1 defeat despite having taken the lead in the contest.

"How does a Pitso Mosimane-led team lose 4-1 after scoring first?" asked an incredulous Lesego Bravo Ngobeni.