Molefi Ntseki: The losses are concerning, as Kaizer Chiefs suffer fourth defeat

Molefi Ntseki: The losses are concerning, as Kaizer Chiefs suffer fourth defeat

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefi Ntseki has conceded that four defeats in the first nine games in the Dstv Premiership is too much and starting to be a big concern for the team.

Ntseki was talking to the media following their 1-0 loss to Cape Town City in a league game played at the FNB stadium last night.

Amakhosi have only picked up one win in their last six matches in all competitions and are only seventh on the log with 11 points.

Ntseki is aware of the pressure that comes with these results.

"It doesn't go well with all of us in terms of losing matches because like I said, we prepare to win. The team has brought good quality players and these good quality players, I always say it's a process," Ntseki said.

"It's a process for them to understand the game model. It's a process for them to understand results like this. It's a process for them whenever they are missing chances do they stay calm? Do they stay confident to say 'The next chance I'm going to get I'll be able to score.' 

When you start worrying about losing the game, it means the confidence goes away. So, what is important is for us to build them and for us to have the confidence and the belief to say, the next game we go for it. 

You don't prepare for a loss in any way, anytime you prepare, you prepare to win."

Only once this season, Chiefs have been able to win two games in a row, and after picking up their third win of the season against Sekhukhune United in the last game, Ntseki says a combination of factors led to this unfortunate result for his team.

"I would say bad results when you look at the plan going into this game. We were fully aware that a win would give us two wins in a row and we were looking forward to playing well and winning this game.

However, in a game of football if you don't score goals and then you concede the manner in which we conceded you are likely to lose the game. If you look at the balance of play, we were very much at the forefront in trying to keep possession and be more offensive.

Even after conceding that goal, we piled pressure on the opponents looking for that equaliser and hopefully looking for a winning goal. Decision making let us down, the opportunities we created, and the setplays we had. We became more emotional and as a result we couldn't get that important goal."