Irritable Chiefs coach Middendorp in a bad mood even after his side's 4-0 win

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Irritable Chiefs coach Middendorp in a bad mood even after his side's 4-0 win
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“You know a lot of people are talking‚ and talking and talking and talking and talk again about whatever.”

The coach seemingly found no joy from an away 4-0 thumping of Stellenbosch FC that not only took his side past the 30-point mark with just 12 games of the season played‚ but also opened up a 10-point gap at the top of the Absa premiership standings.

“Basically I’m not interested about yesterday‚ two days and three days ago. This is probably because of my age because time is a limited resource for me‚” he said “We are coming from ninth position last season where we didn’t achieve anything and we really prepared well in the pre-season‚ and day-in and day-out.Middendorp did say he was pleased with how his players handled the ‘one-on-one’ situations and with their transitional play.

Next he was asked about whether the level of expectation now was beginning to ramp up the pressure on his club.Middendorp habitually sits down at post-match press conferences with an air of ‘what stupid question am I going to be asked now?’ and does little to hide his contempt.

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