That was the point stressed by Kaizer Chiefs captain Jimmy Tau
as his side get ready to host arch rivals Orlando Pirates at the
sold out Orlando Stadium on Saturday in what will be a closely
fought Absa Premiership battle. Kick-off is at 3.30pm.
Neither side have set the Premiership season alight so far with
Chiefs collecting 17 points and Pirates 19 from their 12 fixtures
played.
It will be the first time the Buccaneers go into a Soweto Derby
on the back of three successive league defeats. There was more bad
news for Pirates with the injury to captain and midfield hard man
Benson Mhlongo in the 2-1 away loss to AmaZulu on Wednesday night.
Mhlongo could miss the remainder of the season with a bad knee
injury that club officials said was "very serious", although they
added the full extent would only be known later on Thursday when
Mhlongo visited a specialist.
And Bucs' club captain Lehlohonolo Seema understands and
sympathises with Mhlongo's plight.
"I have been out for most of the season with injury and it is
going to be a blow losing Benson," Seema said.
"But there are players waiting in the wings and it will be a
chance for somebody to come in and make a name for himself in the
Derby. We wish Benson a speedy recovery."
Seema admitted there was pressure on the players but stressed
that was nothing new. And he added there was no crisis at Pirates
despite losing three matches in a row.
"Crisis? What crisis?" said the Lesotho international defender.
"There is no such thing at Pirates. At the start of the season
we went nine games unbeaten. We have hit a bad patch and we will
recover. It is not serious.
"Pirates will bounce back and there is no better game and place
than in the derby against Chiefs at Orlando Stadium."
Seema said the players were 100 per cent behind coach Ruud Krol.
"We fully support our coach and the three defeats are nothing
but a blip in what is a tough compact season," he said.
"We appeal to the fans also to support the players and coach."
Krol will have to get his tactics spot on as Bucs' fans will not
take kindly to a fourth defeat against the old enemy in the
heartland of Soweto.
Tau said his side were up for the challenge and that Wednesday
night's 2-0 win over MTN8 champions Golden Arrows at the same
venue had boosted spirits.
"Playing Pirates is always a huge challenge that Chiefs players
enjoy meeting," said Tau.
"We are now more focused and know what we want to achieve."
Tau waved off criticism of the Chiefs defence and coach Vladimir
Vermezovic.
"We will do our talking on the pitch. We are confident," he
said.
"We are happy with our preparations and are determined to enjoy
this historic derby played at Orlando Stadium. There is so much
pride and history at stake.
"We are concentrating on getting three points and kick starting
our season."
Tau added that Chiefs would not use the poor state of the pitch
as an excuse.
"We played on the pitch against Arrows and won. It will be the
same pitch for both teams and there will be no problems from that
side."
Vermezovic was under the spotlight during Wednesday's match when
he replaced winger Abia Nale and berated him when he came off
the pitch for failing to follow instructions.
Nale, who looked to be in tears after the dressing down, is a
non starter after he sulked, but the Serbian coach won few friends
in the crowd and could have handled the situation better and more
privately.
Striker Kaizer Motaung Junior and Siphiwe Tshabalala will be the
key players for Chiefs with Teko Modise and Dikgang Mabalane
pulling the strings for Bucs.
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Let the game begin on the w/end &see who is man because both teams are looking foward to get that 3 points,by the way thumbs up to Chiefs for the win over Arrows,hope they"ll make us happy even on the w/end.
by sphelele khomo October 29, 2009 16:21 GMT
Chiefs will win the soweto Derby.bakabaka is doing the same thing as last year winning and they stay on top,and after that they start lossing as if it a team from vela(bayafufusa).
by Milton G Mashele October 29, 2009 16:21 GMT
Vermezovic was supossed to have talk to Nale in the dressing room but there is nothing wrong wiith the substitution.
by Phillip Ndlovu October 29, 2009 18:04 GMT
pirate will play for 1-1 draw on saturday as its like there are now doing the same mistake they did last season for failing take the leage trouphy.
by masupha October 29, 2009 20:02 GMT
shapa khosi shapa.
by Philani October 29, 2009 20:52 GMT
Bucs will win the derby 3 - 0
by pusko October 29, 2009 21:12 GMT
some of the things we dnt have 2 worry or stress abt them... is clear dat chiefs is gonna win........
by luyanda "jento" dayisi October 29, 2009 21:38 GMT
its gona be a cracker , both teams when they play against each other they always live up to the expectation , this one goes to phefeni boys, "shapa khosi shapa"
by Shaun(General)Madasi October 29, 2009 23:49 GMT
This coming derby will be tough for both teams and i hope would be the intertaining. The wina will be glamour boys makhosi for life.
by bheki ngcongo October 29, 2009 23:50 GMT
it going to be a cracker, although history favours pirate but they dont stand a chance.
by fereza October 30, 2009 01:27 GMT
chiefs gonna win .it would be a great present due to my birthday on saturday.
by mcenge skura October 30, 2009 01:51 GMT
shapa makhosi shapa aaaa bucs is a daily bread
by Lloydido October 30, 2009 02:50 GMT
Dnt step on a dog''s tail when its lyin down,pirates is nt out of ths thng chips watch out.
by Paul Seopa October 30, 2009 04:19 GMT
This is a good way for Pirates to get ready of the coach. Shapa Vava Vum Shapa. Makhosiiii.
by By Mavee October 30, 2009 04:54 GMT
There is no way chiefs can beat pirates under Rud Krol.sorring dikgosi,u going down
by Salas October 30, 2009 04:59 GMT
Coach should not punish NALE any further because this will come BACK to haunt him. Good luck to Amakhosi. You guys(players) do not need any futher motivation, you know exactly what is @ stake. Kaizer jr. keep up the good work Sebata.
by Khosi-Amo October 30, 2009 05:18 GMT
Chiefs will win this one 3-1, shapa Khosi shapaaaaaaaah!!!!!
by S. Thabede October 30, 2009 05:36 GMT
... hehehehehe Bucs will win the derby 3 - 0? hahahaha
by Musa Muhlari October 30, 2009 05:37 GMT
Can''t wait for this one. It''s a pity Pirates will lose their fourth game on the trott & that may signal the end of the coach. On the Nale issue, granted the coach should have waited until after the game, after all he was already off & couldn''t make anymore mistakes. But Nale should be man enough and accept the scolding, which only lasted a few seconds. To cry on the bench is very childish. I think Nale was more angry at his own mistakes than the telling-off he received from the Coach. Khosi 4 Life!!
by Chox October 30, 2009 05:45 GMT
This is a perfect opportunity for chiefs. We must make it count against the BUGS.
by thabang October 30, 2009 06:18 GMT
The Great Amakhosi'' will do it again, we are going to take this one, it will be our X-mas gift from bucs, as we give them a 3-1 lashing tomorrow...unlucky, this is our turn now, we''re on great form..
by thabang October 30, 2009 06:18 GMT
The Great Amakhosi'' will do it again, we are going to take this one, it will be our X-mas gift from bucs, as we give them a 3-1 lashing tomorrow...unlucky, this is our turn now, we''re on great form..
by Bruce Mbele October 30, 2009 06:27 GMT
Pirates will beat chiefs 3-0. Two for Teko Modise and one for Mashego. Dont judge derby by previous games. shapa Mbhashi shapa.......
by Shakes October 30, 2009 06:29 GMT
Shapa makhosi shapa! Chiefs is winning this game 2-1. Unfortunately this may be the end for Rud Krol.... As for Nale, I think the coach made a mistake...what he did is not buliding a player but demotivating....the guy was already out and there was no need for further punishment.
by joe dinyando October 30, 2009 06:36 GMT
Bucs must rest for a while and give Khosi the 3 points and I wish our boys to hummer them with a painfull score of 1-0. EEEISH IT S GOING TO BE A CRACKER
by africam October 30, 2009 06:53 GMT
the level of inconsistency in the chiefs team must worry all the khosi faithfull and this game againts a wounded pirates wll test the boys charactor, dertemination, and mental strenghts to the bone im happy that mr vlad stuck to his words and made some changes for the arrows game i think chiefs will beat the bucs nore but if i can give kroll advise on his team selection start teko on the bench and only introduce him in the second half and by then pirates will be down by 2 or more but what those vuvuzelas will do for the boy as he comes in might just be what he needs to regain his form but if he start i dont see him having any impact
by sive October 30, 2009 06:57 GMT
Chiefs fans r out of order and we will call them into order on suterday. Pirates 2-1 Chips
by ernest makola October 30, 2009 06:59 GMT
f or me is like pirates can win the game 2=0 but krol must start with this lineup ,1 joseph,1mahamutsa,3mothombeni,4makonese,5twala,6mothibatwa,7mabalane,8jali,9mbuyane,10modise,11mashego reserve1meyiwa,2kamowendo,3chenene,4le kgwathi,5mthebu6,schalwyk
by RUSKA October 30, 2009 07:15 GMT
shapa makhozi shapa, hey chiefs is in hot and on form, 2morrow we will show pirates no mercy, we''ll collect only three points and run away with it. i suggest 4-4-2, bartman, defence: molekwane,jumbo,rooi and sweswe, Middle: letsolenyane,dladla,masango and nale, strikers: nthleko and musona. reserves: mathebula, motaung ang tshabalala
by Pieter October 30, 2009 07:58 GMT
Who wrote this article? Kaizer Motaung Junior can never be a key player for makhosi! VV was out of line with his treatment of a very gifted player.
by Kwazi. October 30, 2009 08:10 GMT
Omakhala njana i-Orlando Pirates, they will be crying on Saturday after the game. Shapa Khosi Shapa!!!
by mxovas October 30, 2009 08:18 GMT
pirates is unpredictable but hopefully they are going to win this one
by ntoko October 30, 2009 08:19 GMT
pirates for life
by mxovas October 30, 2009 08:20 GMT
I lose this one I dont eat the whole day. once a pirate always a pirate
by Phume Ndlovu October 30, 2009 08:27 GMT
Bucs will win definetly - no doubt! Score Bucs 3-1 Chiefs
sub: meyiwa, fanteni, mthembu, skalwayk, makonase and chenene
by A-kay October 30, 2009 08:54 GMT
"Musina jo eisshh" He''s the one guy that can bury the bugs 3 papa son!! But ya, its gonna be a cracker, pirates is a very good team. I still think they played better football since the start of the season. its a ''derby'' and there wont be any repeats from last season. Chiefs is takin this one Glamour boys all the way baby
by Gumede Alex K. October 30, 2009 09:27 GMT
We can''t predict the score by looking at da previous of da two. It''s going 2 be tough 1 but I go 4 Pirates, they''ll dis one by a goal to nil.
by Themba Nkululeko Mgijima October 30, 2009 09:41 GMT
This is walk over... Pirates don''t got nothing on us this season. Chiefs to win this one 3 LOVE. As for the Coaches handling of Nale on Wednesday, I think the coach was right. There is no perfect moment to be shown you errors after you have made them, you want your boss to tell you exactly what you did wrong so you can improve on it instead of him just taking you out. After the game, there is no time for anything but just to relax and ponder on the next game. Nale should man up because the coach has given these guys chances and time to iprove but if they keep making the same mistakes, he must loose his cool. I know I would. Nale would be better against Pirates, the coach will play him.
by milton October 30, 2009 09:54 GMT
shapa makhosi shapa,i think amakhosi will do it this tym.this will be the best deby eva,concidaring the fact that chiefs was on the receving side last season they want to revenge.viva makhosi 4 life
by kaizer chiefs supporter October 30, 2009 10:24 GMT
our coach doesnt have a startin line up so that would be an advantage to pirates and if he did not include Nale in the team, it will be a definately loss to chiefs.
i Love chiefs, I live Chiefs but our coach is failing us
by Bra-Mlu October 30, 2009 10:33 GMT
With Nale crying like a baby....te whole Khosazane''s will be weeping. No need for vuvuzela''s. Shaya Bukania, shaya. Lets see these Cry Babies and Sisi hairstyles if they can survive the heat. Wishing mhlongo a speedy recovery.
by B.I.G supporter of Amakhosi October 30, 2009 10:48 GMT
supporters of Amakhosi lack the understanding of football, i think they need some lectures on that they are the reason why chiefs wont take the league in this season even in the next coming seasons, they dont have back bones.
by Sibusiso Kubheka October 30, 2009 10:57 GMT
Good Luck Amakhosi, esgodini is where the derby was made, its gonna be a great spectacle.
