Every word Ntseki said about why Chiefs aren’t scoring

Molefi Ntseki has explained the reasons behind Kaizer Chiefs’ struggles in front of goal, an issue the side has been facing since last season.  

Amakhosi have been struggling to find the back of the net since the start of the new DStv Premiership season.

The Soweto giants have played 12 games across all competitions. The have only managed to score 12 goals and conceded 10 in the process. 

The ex-Bafana Bafana coach has revealed the factors that he believes may be contributing to their failure to convert their chances in front of goal.

The Glamour Boys coach was speaking ahead of their Carling Black Label Knockout Cup clash against AmaZulu at the weekend.

The showpiece between Usuthu and Chiefs will take place at FNB Stadium. The kick-off will start at 6:00 pm.

MOLEFI NTSEKI ON KAIZER CHIEFS’ LACK OF KILLER INSTINCT 

“I think goalscoring is a problem. But, at the same time the preparations and the training. It is not only on the technical side of it when you prepare a team. Especially, when it comes to your offensive play and goalscoring. It is also the mental side of it,” said Ntseki. 

“We always talk of composure. The question will be, what is composure? And when do you apply composure?

“It is also a very important part when it comes to those individual players whenever they are faced in a situation where they have to score goals and the composure doesn’t come in. Also, technical execution is not what is expected.”

The Chiefs coach continued: “When you look at it now, when we miss one goal we get more worried about missing too many and we end up missing too many. 

“So, I think it is more of a mental side of it for players to understand that chances are coming from different angles of the game. It can be a chance from a setplay and it can be a chance from one-on-one with the goalkeeper. It can also be a chance from combination and crosses. 

“These are the moments that we are working on and feel whenever our players in the team get a very clear understanding that when a ball comes from this angle what is likely to happen.”

SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES VERY IMPORTANT FOR NTSEKI 

Ntseki further emphasised that his players need to learn to share responsibilities in the field of play because one cannot take everything upon themselves. 

“But the most important thing is for us to share responsibility. At times we tend to take everything upon ourselves and we give away an opportunity to score,” he added. 

“I think finishing and scoring it is something we are working very hard on especially for our attacking players.”

RELATED STORY: Molefi Ntseki: ‘I’m just worried about…’