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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has stressed the importance of the South African club restoring their pride by winning trophies regularly.
Amakhosi are currently in the quarter-finals of the Nedbank Cup, and ahead of their fixture against Stellenbosch FC at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday, the Tunisian coach explained why Chiefs, who labelled a big club, must restore the a bit of winning trophies.
“We still have to improve consistency regarding our tactical performances and results. It fluctuates; sometimes very good and sometimes below the standard we should be at,” said Nabi as quoted by Kaizer Chiefs website.
“This is not uncommon at this stage after starting a new process from the beginning. Even though there are many opinions out there about the state of the team, what we are lacking and we need to improve, we fully understand where we are in the process and how we want to go forward.”
Asked whether Chiefs are focused only on the domestic Cup, the former Young Africans (Yanga SC) coach said: “We are focused on both. For the Nedbank Cup, we have to do everything to try to win it, yet we don’t see the cup as our only means of qualifying for CAF competition. In the league, we are only three points behind the team currently in fourth place, so to get there is largely in our hands. This is Kaizer Chiefs. We are a big club and we want to restore the habit of winning trophies regularly.”
On facing Stellenbosch, Nabi explained: “We are playing against a good team that is still in the CAF Confederation Cup competition this season, with a very experienced technical staff. We are expecting a tough game. We don’t believe for a second that the two wins we have already had over them will count this time. Both games were very tight. However, we are confident in ourselves and will do everything we can to try to go as far as possible in this competition.”
He continued: “We have played them twice already in the league and have analysed them thoroughly, including their CAF games. However, cup games require a different approach to league games.
“It will require a lot of mental resolve, and patience too, because at the end of the game, someone will be knocked out and the other will be through to the next round. That needs to be considered. We have some tactical innovations which I won’t divulge now, but we are ready for anything.”
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