Why Chiefs coach felt something was amiss
Defeat to Baroka a blow to Amakhosi's chances of staying in league race
Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp says he had a feeling last week that his players might not have the right intensity to beat Baroka. Baroka beat Amakhosi 1-0 on Saturday night to seriously dent their hopes of staying in the race for the Absa Premiership title. Middendorp had warned about complacency from his players after a 2-0 Nedbank Cup win over Cape Town City in Nelspruit a week ago‚ against Baroka who went into the game at FNB Stadium dangerously desperate in second-last place on the log standings. But it was more flatness from Chiefs than brilliance from Baroka that saw them sneak three points to go from 15th to 14th position thanks to Tshediso Patjie’s well-struck free kick in the 66th minute. “We will get the confirmation‚ and the evidence‚ about distance covered‚ about sprints‚ movement off the ball‚” Middendorp said afterwards. “If you compare it to last week‚ we are definitely around 25%. And if something like this is missing‚ in particular against a team that was ...
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