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Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt will also know that Daniel Akpeyi is hungry to claim his spot in goal for the Soweto giants.
One of the main talking points of the Kaizer Chiefs’ 3-0 loss to the Mamelodi Sundowns at FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon was the error-ridden display of legendary goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.
After a couple of shaky moments early in the game against the Sundowns, including a clearance from the goal line by Ramahlwe Mphahlele after a mistake by Khune, the Pretoria team took the lead in the 37th minute when the former Los Angeles keeper Bafana failed his attempt to clear a corner. which allowed Peter Shalulile to enter.
Khune tried to blame Themba Zwane for the interference, but the replays showed that he was holding onto the straws, which only served to further highlight the initial mistake.
In Sundowns’ third goal, Khune was also at fault after he awkwardly dropped George Maluleka to award a penalty that was converted by Zwane.
However, two former Chiefs players, Jimmy Tau and Mark Williams, who now work as television analysts, had a different take on the matter, believing that Khune was disappointed by his defenders.
However, they weren’t referring to the first goal, but the second and third goals, which came after some intricate passes from the Sundowns coupled with excellent movement off the ball.
“Every time Sundowns bypasses defense, [Khune] It’s the last option the Chiefs have, “Tau said during his post-game remarks about SuperSport TV. “You look at the goal Kermit Erasmus scored, and then the penalty – identical move [from Sundowns].
“So you have a situation where [Sundowns] players run from the second line and are not being tracked inside the box.
“For the third goal, it was the same race that was being done [earlier for the second goal] by Zwane. In this case it was [George] Advise. [In terms of] tracking down players, that’s where the Chiefs got it wrong, “concluded Tau, and Williams later shared the same sentiments.
“I think Jimmy is hitting his head,” the former Wolverhampton Wanderers forward agreed.
However, it can be difficult to ignore some of Khune’s obvious mistakes and not care about his confidence levels, but at the same time, Sundowns opened up Amakhosi’s defense multiple times.
So perhaps Tau and Williams have identified an additional problem, rather than finding an excuse for Khune’s poor performance.
These are the things that head coach Gavin Hunt will consider as the Glamor Boys line up their next matches against Chippa United in the league and Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 semifinals.
