Kaizer Chiefs had the lead‚ and the championship‚ but bottled it‚ and the flatness of their response after conceding an equaliser raises questions that there was more to it than just the on-field performance in Saturday’s 1-1 Absa Premiership draw ...
Khama Billiat gave a Chiefs who were dominant in the first half hope of the title scoring in the 39th minute at Bidvest Stadium. Manual Kambala’s 59th-minute equaliser derailed Amakhosi’s concentration to an alarming extent‚ earned Baroka third-last place and survival from the playoffs‚ and broke Chiefs supporters’ hearts.
But‚ if indeed‚ as reports from within Naturena have indicated‚ he fought with senior players in the crucial death part of the season‚ then to what extent did the coach’s counterproductive aggressive personality play a part in undoing all that earlier hard work? Only the post-mortems will tell. As influential as Daniel Akpeyi was in goal in the first half of the season‚ Chiefs have missed Itumeleng Khune’s calming influence – especially in the bubble – and of course that weapon from the back of the Bafana Bafana keeper’s distribution.
But Chiefs conceded softly. Gerald Phiri Junior’s free-kick sent in high from deep on the right should have been dealt with‚ but chunky Mozambican midfielder Kambala got between his markers and headed past Khune.
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