Despite the disappointment of their fans, defending MLS Western Conference champions St Louis City have cut ties with coach Bradley Carnell, a former Bafana star.
Carnell led the side to the Western Conference title last season but failed to impress during the current campaign after only three wins out of 20 matches
Fans expressed their shock over the decision on social media as they believe Carnell was hampered by injuries and a limited squadSource: Getty ImagesSt Louis' sporting director, Lutz Pfannenstiel, said: "Unfortunately, based on our year two results to date, we believe a coaching change is in the best interest of the club as we regroup and look to improve both our performance and our results.""It's been a frustrating season so far, and I think he's made some tactical errors and some personnel decisions that I didn't like, but I don't think he deserved to lose his job.""Not happy about this one.
The tournament is only allowed to feature locally based players, and fans felt Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele was wrong to leave out some bigJunior Bester is the current Entertainment Writer at Briefly News. He achieved a ND:Journalism at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2012. He worked for Independent Newspapers from 2011 till 2022 covering news, sport, business and entertainment for titles such as Weekend Argus, Cape Argus, Daily Voice and Northern News.
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