Abubeker Nasir Ahmed of Mamelodi Sundowns challenged by Njabulo Ngcobo of Kaizer Chiefs during the DStv Premiership 2022/23 match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld Stadiuml, in Pretoria on the 13 August 2022 Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Kaizer Chiefs didn’t turn up to Loftus: Arthur Zwane
Arthur Zwane has lamented a ‘failure to turn up’ from his side after Kaizer Chiefs were thumped 4-0 by Mamelodi Sundowns.
Abubeker Nasir Ahmed of Mamelodi Sundowns challenged by Njabulo Ngcobo of Kaizer Chiefs during the DStv Premiership 2022/23 match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld Stadiuml, in Pretoria on the 13 August 2022 Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Arthur Zwane has lamented a ‘failure to turn up’ from his side after Kaizer Chiefs were thumped 4-0 by Mamelodi Sundowns.
Zwane said that he felt the team threatened to get back into the game in the second half, but Sundowns were too clinical.
Chiefs fans had been upbeat ahead of the match, but Sundowns soon took the spring out of their step.
Kaizer Chiefs didn’t turn up
“Ja, look we were nowhere near in terms of performing today. I think the boys looked flat. They didn’t come to the party. We were just not ourselves. You look at from the first goal, it was a manna from heaven for them and I think from there we lost it,” Zwane told SuperSport TV.
“We were not ourselves. I think we played about actually the entire first half… we couldn’t have a shot on target. It wasn’t to be in terms of performance. All the entire middle field-they were flat you know they couldn’t move, they couldn’t keep the ball, they couldn’t defend, and at some point, the defence was bound to crack.
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“Though, also when you look at the ball that led to the penalty the player was lose and we said Shalulile- once you give him that space in the 18-area, he is going to punish you.
“So, I think once we went to halftime two goals down, we could see that we were not ourselves. Then, second half I think about 10 -15 minutes I thought we were back into the game and we started controlling the game a little bit and you could see they were waiting for that moment where they can connect with Shalulile you know.
“But still we did not create chances that we could say were better for us to keep us in the game or to put them under pressure and then we conceded a third goal and then from there again…you know we play in patches.”
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