PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE
Derby draw? Forget it, says Chiefs striker Mark Williams
Saturday’s Soweto derby will not be a "lovely draw"‚ former Kaizer Chiefs striker Mark Williams has said. Orlando Pirates and Chiefs square up for the derby at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, with fans understandably growing wary of the conservative tactics in the over-hyped game that has seen six of the last eight encounters ending in draws‚ with just 10 goals scored. Half of those eight games ended in goalless draws and two were 1-1 stalemates. Williams‚ though‚ believes – mostly based on the positive approach he has seen particularly in the past two months from Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic – that Saturday’s derby will not be a draw. The former Bafana Bafana striker and TV analyst blamed the safety-first tactics of Chiefs and Bucs coaches for producing dull derbies. "No one has been brave enough to go for the win because of the size of the game‚" Williams said. "People who have travelled from all over the country to watch this game have not been given what they came for because t...
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