“We were too cautious and our confidence tank was a bit too low to play when we had the ball.
“Even the players who have more than five caps were nervous.
“Playing on the world stage is different from playing friendly matches in front of small crowds and you could see them dropping their heads whenever they made mistakes.”
Though they got certain things wrong in the opening match‚ Dludlu was happy with the way they defended under relentless attacks from the Mexicans who dominated possession and created most of the chances.
“We didn’t play to our strengths when we got the ball but we were organised defensively.
“We got our defensive structure right and our goalkeeper also made some good saves. Otherwise‚ we could have conceded a lot of goals.”
“This will help us in the next game because we will know how to deal with the pressure and how to update our tactics if necessary.
“It was a good game to watch and also to see how much pressure we can soak.”