Polokwane City head coach Phuti Mohafe has provided some insight into the struggles of highly-rated winger Oswin Appollis and what the club's next step is over the Bafana Bafana star.
Rise and Shine sunk to their second consecutive league defeat and third outing without a win in five matches when they lost 1-0 to Magesi FC on Tuesday.
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At the centre of the side's struggle is the inability to find the back of the net.
Mohafe's troops have failed to score a single goal in their last four fixtures - including a 2-0 defeat to Stellenbosch FC in the Last 16 of the Nedbank Cup.
Appollis, the man normally charged with the task of either assisting or scoring, has endured a horrid time of late.
He has registered just two goals from his 20 appearances, a far cry from his seven goals and five assists last term.
The speedy winger is also understood to be somewhat frustrated by the club's failure to agree to a move during both the July and January transfer windows.
Speaking to journalists after the latest defeat, Mohafe revealed that the the club had devised a plan for the former Pretoria Callies star to rediscover his mojo.
"With Appollis, now teams know him...they know him very well," noted Mohafe.
"When we play, those teams, they are double-marking him. So, we have come up with another plan for him to be the top player that we produced last season and the player that we produced for the national team.
"So, he will be back very soon with the goal-scoring and he will be up again in the goal scoring charts.
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"Everyone has to be worried if they are not scoring. As a coach, I also worry because the results are not coming. So, I think he is more worried because if he doesn't score, then the team doesn't win.
"So with him... he is a little bit worried because he is not scoring, but we are working on it."
Mohafe will be hoping his talisman is back in scoring form when they take on Marumo Gallants at the Dr. Molemela Stadium on Sunday.