Benni McCarthy says that the novelty of his first season as a manager in the Premiership has worn off for a lot of his Cape Town City players and admits his squad lacks quality in the final third of the pitch as they were held to a goalless draw by SuperSport United on Saturday. City missed a number of good opportunities in the game as Judas Moseamedi was given the striking role in the absence of the injured Matthew Rusike‚ but a lack of cutting edge was plain for all to see. "Quality is starting to tell‚" a frustrated McCarthy said. "When there is a new coach you try to impress‚ you play hard and everybody wants to make a [good] impression‚ but now it is a stage where normality kicks in. He said the team were struggling in the areas that mattered most, even as they played entertaining football and created chances. "When you don’t have the personnel to help you then it becomes difficult. Unfortunately for me‚ SA being SA you will always have those challenges." The current "challenge...
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