Zwane: Njabulo Was A Bit Upset At Himself
Kaizer Chiefs interim coach has committed on the incident that occurred between Njabulo Ngcobo and Lee Baxter.
Amakhosi have been winless in four matches and dropped to fifth position. Wednesday, defeat against Golden Arrows will be a hard pill to swallow after Njabulo Ngcobo pass the ball to Sbonelo Conco who scored the equalizer for Abafana Bes'thende.
Ngcobo who’s known as “Roadblock” was then substituted later for Daniel Cardoso. The defender of the season clashed with goalkeeper coach Lee Baxter.
However, Zwane called for calm in their run of three successive league defeats, stating the defender will learn from his mistake and that his behaviour was a result of being upset with himself.
“I believe Njabulo was a bit upset at himself that he gave the ball away in the wrong areas and we were punished, I don’t view it as other people may seem to be something that is bad,” Zwane said after the game.
“I was a player myself so maybe he was upset, I believe he was upset at himself and he feels he could have done better there. Because at half time we spoke about it, that he should release the ball early, don’t play the ball at the back, try to play the ball forward so we can attack.
“Unfortunately he decided to play the ball back or he was trying to play short, couldn’t see the danger, so we got punished. As a player he will learn from that, it’s football.”
“Football is a game of mistakes, it’s a game that teaches us to be better, as much as I expected him to do better – that was his decision he made on the day on the field and we got punished from it. He will learn from it and move on.”
Kaizer Chiefs might face Cape Town City on Saturday at FNB Stadium. The Citizens previously stated they would not honour the fixture that was postponed after the long protracted legal battles with the PSL.
Here is a video of Ngcobo and Baxter incident:
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