Defender Dillan Solomons has addressed criticism from supporters over Kaizer Chiefs' recent run of poor form that sees them with a single victory from their last five league matches.
The Soweto giants have endured a frustrating campaign that has left them slumping into eighth position after 23 matches. They have also conceded a mind-boggling 28 goals in the same period - five more than the 23 they have scored.
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Much of the criticism from supporters has been aimed at the defence and Solomons is sympathetic to the Amakhosi faithful's cries.
"Obviously we know where they (supporters' criticism) are coming from; it's a place of love and we know they want us to do well," the speedy defender told the club's website.
"But the way we see it, we aren't that far away. If we win a few games we'll be back up there, and that is our primary objective.
"We remain focused on the remaining games in the season, irrespective of our league position. For us, it's all about building consistency.
Amakhosi's next test comes against TS Galaxy, a side that has proven to be one of the dark horses of the league. The Rockets are fourth on the log table and
"The (Nedbank) Cup is there to be won but we take each game as it comes so we can't focus on the cup right now. We have to concentrate on TS Galaxy."
"The last two games didn't go our way but we have to stay focused on the games coming up, and we are just looking forward to taking on TS Galaxy in our home game in Polokwane and hopefully we can go there and get three points."
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They are a good team; we know what they possess in terms of the type of players they have and the kind of football they play, so we have a reasonable idea of what they are going to try to do.""We just need to nullify whatever attacking plans they have, and obviously try to score some goals ourselves."
A victory on Saturday can only take Chiefs as high as seventh while a win for TS Galaxy can take them up to third.
The match will be played at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium. Kick-off is 19:30.