You’d think Baxter should not even be worried about the hosts‚ but he is and he has his reasons.
Baxter insisted that winning here may not come easy despite the big victory back home just days ago.
He’s quick to remind South Africans that the Stade Linite‚ the 10 000-seater match venue‚ is nothing like the FNB Stadium where Bafana‚ on a world class surface‚ could easily put together passes that led to six goals and SA’s record win since re-admission to international football 26 years ago.
“The (Stade Linite) pitch is slightly differently; it’s a difficult pitch to play proper football‚” Baxter told TimesLIVE following Monday’s late afternoon session.
Baxter’s concern stems from the artificial pitch‚ which has seen better days and the ball bounces at will.
It’s not the best of fields for a passing game and the Briton wants his midfielders to guard against Seychelles picking their way through the middle‚ the same way they created two big chances before losing 3-0 to Nigeria early last month.