Rulani Mokwena notes Kaizer Chiefs' marked improvement under Molefi Ntseki

The two sides face off in a DStv Premiership encounter at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday, with a 15h00 kick-off scheduled due to the Women's Day public holiday.

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With Ntseki having come in to replace Arthur Zwane as head coach since the last time they met, Mokwena is wary of the changes both in a technical sense as well as from a playing personnel sense.

"Of course, you have to also gauge in relation to some of the changes that have been made from a technical perspective – of course, now you've got a new coach so he needs time to work on his ideas and get the players to adapt," Mokwena told the media.

"And it's a little bit clear, even though it doesn't move too far away from the 4-2-3-1 [formation] that they employed [last season], there are moments where it's a little bit more aggressive in a 4-3-3.

"But I think the two centre-backs have given them a lot of stability this year – a lot stronger in defending the box, with [Thatayaone] Ditlhokwe and [Given] Msimango.

"So, those possibilities show a big improvement on their side in relation to that but, yeah, as I said, big respect to them. From a physical profile, they've got enough to hurt you – both in open play and on set-pieces."

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