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Golden Arrows coach Mandla Ncikazi refuses to read much about Kaizer Chiefs’ fight for positive results when they host a Premier Soccer League match at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Saturday.
The Chiefs enter this game trying to bounce back from a three-game winless streak, the last one being an MTN8 semi-final, a 2-0 second-leg loss to the Orlando Pirates.
This is in contrast to Arrows, who have yet to lose a game this season after two draws and a win.
With the Chiefs struggling for positive results after starting the season without signing any new players, Ncikazi says they shouldn’t look at the Soweto giants with sympathetic eyes.
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“They also have young people who are very capable,” Ncikazi said, according to Times Live.
“I really don’t think we should look at the Chiefs and feel sorry. Perhaps the transition from one coach to another takes time because each transition takes time.
“Soon coach Gavin Hunt will be very competitive and I just hope he is not competitive against the Arrows this weekend. You have to wait and then after that it can be competitive. “
Arrows’ coach says he senses “danger” from the injured Chiefs as he warns his charges against complacency.
“What seems obvious is not obvious and for me I see danger,” Ncikazi said.
“Kaizer Chiefs is still a very good team because it is the same team that led with 13 points at some point last season. They are the same players and just a change of coach. They still have players like Lebogang Manyama, Khama Billiat and many other players from the national team.
“So, I don’t want us to believe that what we are seeing right now is what is going to happen during our game on Saturday. Like I said, I see danger and we have to be very careful.
“But we will prepare very well as we always do because we will play against a very good team. My message to the players is to be careful when we enter that field. The results may not have reached this stage, but they are still a very good team.
“If you look at his right-back, he’s an international player, Daniel Akpeyi is an international player, ltumeleng Khune is still a very good goalkeeper and he’s a Bafana Bafana [international].
“Daniel Cardso is of international level, Bernard Parker is a former international player, Manyama is a Bafana Bafana player, Billiat is with the Zimbabwe national team, Samir Nurkovic is sadly injured and I am happy he is not there.”
In Nurkovic’s absence, no Chiefs forward has scored a goal in all competitions this season.
