Zipho Dlangalala: Warm-up Routine May Be The Key To Fixing Kaizer Chiefs' Finishing

A SOUTH African technical expert who watched Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 defeat to Golden Arrows last weekend says he was not surprised by the match statistics of the Premiership encounter at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Zipho Dlangalala the former Maritzburg United coach who has previously worked at Mamelodi Sundowns and the University of Pretoria, among others was at the World Cup venue on Sunday, and was not taken aback that Amakhosi had just a single shot on target from their 13 attempts.

The Chiefs attempts at goal off and on target are a true reflection of their warm-up on the same day. I watched them, and most of their shots flew all over the place rather than to the goals, Dlagalala told , adding that this is a pattern he has observed for a while now, even before the arrival of new coach Nasreddine Nabi.

Chiefs created a lot of opportunities in that match, their tricky midfielders and wingers managing to carve the Arrows defence open but many times, the shooting in the final third left a lot to be desired.

Its been this way for most of the season, with the club incredulously seeing their ability to create more chances than most clubs as a positive, despite the fact it does not yield the desired outcome: goals.