AmaZulu coach laments erratic play
Players' tendency to be fired up only for Kaizer Chiefs‚ Orlando Pirates or Mamelodi Sundowns games is a subject of much debate
Cavin Johnson has suggested that his AmaZulu players will be fired up for this weekend’s Telkom Knockout quarterfinal against Orlando Pirates‚ but questioned why they only seem to raise their game for matches against the “big three”. The tendency of players to be fired up to face Kaizer Chiefs‚ Orlando Pirates or Mamelodi Sundowns‚ but to be unable to find that same energy and intensity against other teams, has been a much-discussed topic. Johnson expects it to be no different this week after seeing his side limp to a 3-0 defeat to Cape Town City on Saturday‚ when they committed a number of unforced errors. “You know what’s going to happen … whenever you play Chiefs‚ Pirates or Sundowns‚ it looks like somebody [has put] cocaine up their backsides‚” a frustrated Johnson said. “It always looks like someone [has put] an injection up [a ] team’s backside. “They [the players] just seem to come out of the blocks a little quicker‚ a little faster … it looks like their heads are a little bi...
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