Chippa United captain Mark Mayambela says there's still time to bounce back in the PSL, after failing to secure maximum points in all three games they've played so far this season.
Mayambela told the Daily Dispatch following their 2-2 draw against Black Leopards at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane over the weekend that it was still early days in the season and he was not concerned that they were yet to register a win – both home and away.
“Overall, I’m happy with the way the guys played. We did our best to try and win the game and we worked very hard,” said Mayembela.
“We had a lot of moments whereby our plans were put into place, so I’m happy with the effort that the guys put into the game.”
He added that he was satisfied with the undying fighting spirit that saw them narrowly registered their first point on the log-standings after trailing heading into extra time.
Following the draw against Lidoda Divha at the NU2 venue the Chilli Boys currently occupy second-last position on the PSL logstandings.
“This was a home game and we haven’t won a home game yet. So we are hoping for a win soon, and I think from my side I will take the point for the league,” said Mayembela.
Although Mayambela had his own assessment of the games they’ve played so far in PSL, his were totally different to their mentor Dan “Dance” Malesela’s sentiments.
This after the former Orlando Pirates captain lambasted his players for not pulling their weight during a home game during his post-match interviews. Mayambela admitted the team was starting to feel the pressure.“As for the goals we’ve conceded I think that we could have done better. But I’m happy with the overall performance of the team.
“In football as a professional you are always under pressure, be it you are winning or you are losing games, because when you are winning, you have to keep up with that momentum.
“And when you are losing or when you haven’t won, you’re under pressure, because you haven’t won.
“Obviously you want to win, especially at home, but it hasn’t happened yet, and we’ll continue to try to get maximum points. So the only thing we need to do is to score goals and not let the opponent score.”
He said they could always improve on their game, but he didn’t want to mention what the areas are that needed to be spruced up.
“I don’t want to pinpoint certain areas that we need to work on, but we know what we need to do as a team, and it’s something that we’ll work on going forward,” said Mayambela...