United coach Davids expects fine after saying ref may be a Kaizer Chiefs fan: Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids admits he will probably face a fine after suggesting that referee Xola Sitela might be a Kaizer Chiefs fan after the Team of Choice's 3-2…
Davids again stressed the need for the introduction video assistant referee technology by the Premier Soccer League as he questioned Sitela's decisions in the match at Harry Gwala Stadium, especially the penalty from which Yusuf Maart scored the 76th-minute winner.Sitela awarded the spot-kick after Ashley du Preez went down under the challenge of Rafiq De Goede. TV replays suggested the United defender may have clipped at the Chiefs forward's heels, but were also inconclusive.
Later, in the coach's post-match press interview, Davids admitted he would probably face a sanction from the PSL.“I’m going to get fined there, guys. I’m going to lose [this battle]. I think the less I say about it, the better,” Davids said.“I think everybody has seen, we need VAR. It was the AmaZulu coach [Romain Folz] before and if you look at those replays, you have to go a little bit deeper into these things as a journalist. Sometimes coaches are not just saying things.
“We continued with that good start, besides [conceding] the two goals, to try to get back into the game and we did.