Malesela livid after drawn match
Chippa coach lashes out at team after 2-2 draw against Black Leopards
A livid Chippa United coach Dan “Dance” Malesela lambasted his players following their2-2 draw against Black Leopards at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane at the weekend.
Chippa came from behind to force a draw when Botswana international Thatayaone Kgamanyane scored on full regulation time.
Leopards had taken the lead 10 minutes into the game when Phathutshedzo Nange capitalised on Chippa’s defence lapses to score.
After captain Andile Mbenyane levelled matters four minutes later, Leopards restored the lead from the boot of Tumelo Khutlang.
Just when it looked like the visitors had stolen the full points, Kgamanyane pounced to secure a single point for the Port Elizabeth outfit.
This was the first point the Chilli Boys collected in the PSL log after losing two with newcomers Leopards now on five points and Malesela did not hold back during the post-match interview.
“You score in the last minute and you score in the first minute, it’s part of the game.
“Let me be honest, it’s not what I would expect from this team. It’s not how we train.
“We reacted slow and it was as if sometimes we looked like we forgot where we were and then something just came up and we said, ‘oh okay, we are playing football, by the way’.
“So we need to fix these things and we also need to help the players – as much as we need their help for things to roll in this club. Everybody must own up to things,” he said.
He added there was a stage during their game when he stopped giving instructions because his players were not following their match strategy.
“And we looked like we could open them up easily, but for so many reasons we were not helping each other.
“Playing in patches, showing up and the next thing we disappear. One would see a player there and it would be as if he’s in a different world. I must find out what caused this.”
The Chilli Boys mentor was also not pleased with goals they were conceding during games – admitting there was a serious leakage in their defence.
“It’s not going to work if we think we are going to have things on a plate every time. We have to knuckle down and work because we are going to be beaten by determination rather than quality – that I can promise you,” he added...
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