Kaizer Chiefs have been dealt a big blow in the lead up to their next game. Things are going from bad to worse for the Soweto side.
Kaizer Chiefs will have to manage without striker Tashreeq Morris later today after the 30-year-old sustained a knock last Saturday.
The only satisfaction the Soweto giants will feel after their loss to Mamelodi Sundowns is that they contained the league leaders far better than their neighbours, Orlando Pirates, who were thumped 4-1 a month ago.
Still, the Buccaneers faithful get the last laugh, being second on the log compared to the Chiefs’ sorry eighth.
According to Nasreddine Nabi, Morris will be back in action in around a week:
“He’s out maybe six, seven days,” Nabi reported to iDiski Times.
“I would say that it hurt us a lot because it’s a striker that can give you a lot of things. He’s a good presser. He doesn’t give a lot of rest to the defenders. But after, when he came out, we saw that even the centre-backs were a little bit comfortable with the ball all the time,
“He’s as well in a nine classic that can give you, when you need you can play on him, he’s going to hold the ball, he’s going to give your team the time to go up to take positions to attack,
“And as well, he’s a player that, when you make all those crosses that were coming inside the box, he is someone who can finish it and who has a big presence, and it impacted a lot the plan of the game today.”
Nabi responds to Mosimane
Kaizer Chiefs came under fire from Pitso Mosimane only days ago – it didn’t take long for the 59-year-old to clap back, saying, “I’m not here for the money.”
“People talk too much in the media. My salary—I don’t talk about it. But every three days, I get an offer from big clubs, offering me three times what I earn here.”
“I have a mission here with Kaizer Chiefs, and I deeply respect it. I love this club. I’m strong, and I don’t lose confidence easily. I’m willing to sacrifice everything to bring Chiefs back to where they belong.”
“The criticism is part of the job. But when it comes from your colleagues—coaches who have been in your position—that’s a lack of respect. That’s what impacts me the most. But I know what I’m doing, and I will get it right.”
Does the Kaizer Chiefs coach have a point?
