Kaizer Chiefs coach Molefi Ntseki was pelted with objects after his side suffered a 1-0 defeat to TS Galaxy on Sunday afternoon, and he has admitted that the display in Nelspruit was poor.
The new Amakhosi coach, Ntseki stated that his troops were “second in everything” as he needed an escort from the police from the pitch to the dressing. This comes after frustrated supporters threw objects at the new Kaizer Chiefs coach at Mbombela Stadium.
Among other things hurled at Ntseki were empty bottles and cans. The Galaxy defeat was Chiefs second of the new season in the DStv Premiership. They have only won one game in four games in all competitions. In a post-match interview with SuperSport TV, Ntseki said: “Very disappointed with the loss. But I can attribute it to a few things. We did not look as sharp as we were supposed to be. We were second in almost everything.
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“Whether in attack where we did not have numbers aggressively in the box; after losing possession, we were not aggressive in applying counter-pressing. “So I think maybe on the physical side of it we were not very sharp. But I think we can always improve on that because we’ve got another full week for the players to recover.
“If you look at the intensity of the game Galaxy were sharper than us. That is why we were second in everything. I think on the balance of play we applied ourselves in terms of the structure. But it’s something we can always work on,” added Ntseki.
The Soweto giants started the season with a goalless draw at home against Chippa United before losing 2-1 away to Mamelodi Sundowns, both in the DStv Premiership.
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Ntseki’s men showed character and a glimpse of hope when they came back from a goal down to beat Cape Town City 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the MTN8.
However, their performance against Galaxy left a lot to be desired “I think there have been up and downs. It has been hot and cold,” declared. Ntseki. “If you look at the first game we played, and then we had to play the second of the league, in the first half, we were not as sharp as we wanted to be [in the first two games].
“In the last game we played [against City], we were spot on in terms of our plan and its execution. If you look at today and how we started, we were a bit shaky because we were not on the ball as we love to. But after 15 minutes, you could see us playing more of a possession game. “It’s just unfortunate that the few chances we got, mainly in the first half, we could not bury.” Chiefs will host AmaZulu FC at FNB Stadium in their next in their league fixture on Saturday.