Joseph Mthombeni Believes They Started Slow Against Kaizer Chiefs!

Joseph Mthombeni Believes They Started Slow Against Kaizer Chiefs! They lost to Amakhosi in the cup yesterday.

Casric Stars lost 2-1 to Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup yesterday. Head coach Joseph Mthombeni was left regretting the manner they started the match.

Kaizer Chiefs 2:1 Casric Stars – Nedbank Cup Last 16

Amakhosi took the lead thanks to a penalty converted by striker Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana. Kgomotso Mosadi equalized for Casric, making the most of an error by Zitha Kwinika.

Ashley Du Preez came off the bench to seal the win for Chiefs.

“We started very, very, very slow, I think Chiefs they’re plan was to press us back until it was a handball, then they got a penalty.” Mthombeni told SuperSport TV.

“I think, because I told the players ‘You can’t defend too low. You must try, every time we get the ball, to go up.’

“But the players I think sat too much at the back until we conceded that penalty. I told the boys, lets keep on, lets keep on, then they started playing, controlling the ball. I think we had the one chance, the second ball from the ‘keeper where I thought we’ll get something, and then Xavi couldn’t control it correctly.

“Second half at least we came, after we introduced three players, we came better to them. The problem, I told the players, ‘When [Ashley] Du Preez comes to the field, you must be very, very careful because when you’re going to go to high, when he finds the space, no one can catch him,’ you know Du Preez, he just wants space.

“And whenever I tried to send the instruction, they tried to overload our left side more than the right. I think after we scored, the boys started relaxing a little bit.” The coach spoke.

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