Eric Tinkler says he’s identified a number of key areas where he can help improve Sekhukhune United.
The former Cape Town City coach was brought in by Sekhukhune as a replacement for the sacked Lehlohonolo Seema, with the club sitting in a healthy fifth place on the Betway Premiership standings.
Tinkler has overseen two games in charge of the club, securing a 2-1 win over Marumo Gallants ahead of a 2-1 defeat to Stellenbosch.
They are next in action away to Cape Town City after the international break, during which time Tinkler will work on their playing style and weaknesses in both attack and defence.
The coach said in the Citizen: “There is still a lot of work I need to do in terms of the playing style I want. In the final third, I don’t think there’s enough creativity and penetration.
“Those are the areas we need to work on and the mistakes.
“In the two games that I’ve been in charge, the three goals [conceded] have come from crosses and we don’t seem to be able to deal with that.
So, those are areas where we have to figure out what the issue is because our defence is not dealing with it and now that we have the FIFA break, we can work on those elements to improve them.”
Tinkler added: “You want to be competing at the highest level and you want to be conceding fewer goals and I think that has been the weakness for the club. Yes, they have been winning matches, but they have been conceding goals.”