Kaizer Chiefs coach Molefi Ntseki not panicking after second pre-season friendly loss

Kaizer Chiefs coach Molefi Ntseki insists his team are "on the right track" despite a second pre-season friendly loss. Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Thabo Rakhale netted the only goal for Township Rollers at the National Stadium in Gaborone on Saturday. This 1-0 defeat comes after Amakhosi went down by the same scoreline to Young Africans in Tanzania last weekend. But speaking after the game, Ntseki explained that he is still testing out formations and combinations and is not focused on the results. Ntseki said in the Citizen: "In terms of the playing minutes in preparing for the first game, I think we are on the right track. "Because if you look at the first half, the first group of players who played – it was more of getting them playing minutes. "In Tanzania we gave them less minutes. And for the second batch, it was more of them getting a top up." Ntseki did, however, admit that he was unimpressed with the way they conceded a goal to Township Rollers. "The first thing is that you don't give away goals like that. It means we are not properly positioning ourselves and putting pressure on the ball," he said. "We allowed them to play a diagonal ball and unfortunately we could not defend the far side of the cross. "So, these are things that we are addressing, these are the things that we will be working on." Chiefs kick off their 2023/24 DStv Premiership campaign against Chippa United at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday 6 August.

Kaizer Chiefs coach Molefi Ntseki not panicking after second pre-season friendly loss

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