Former PSL Footballer of the Season and current analyst Teko Modise has questioned the attitude of Kaizer Chiefs players, following a lacklustre showing in a defeat to Golden Arrows.
The Soweto giants rarely showed any signs of a side with top four ambitions as they suffered a 2-1 loss to Arrows on Saturday, their 10th of the season in the Betway Premiership.
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Chiefs now just have one win to show from their last five matches and are without victory from the last three. The situation has invited intense scrutiny on head coach Nasreddine Nabi.
Modise, however, believes the fault lies elsewhere.
"I have always said, it is the players," Modise said on SuperSport TV.
"It all boils down to the players. Look at the Magesi team and you can see the players fighting [to win], right? But then you look at Kaizer Chiefs - when it is tough, where do you see the players fighting?
"I will always say this, no matter what the tactics are, if the tactics are not working on the day, do you have the right attitude to fight for the results?
"Look at the goals that they conceded, you find (Inacio) Miguel all the way out there in the left-back position. Where are the rest of the players? Why is the defence so open?
"The second goal, you find (Edmilson) Dove making that unnecessary tackle.
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"So, those are individual mistakes and that is what I am saying, that when it gets tough, the tough get going. Where is the attitude to be able to fight? It doesn't matter who the coach is," explained the former Orlando Pirates star.
Amakhosi have the whole week to get back to the drawing board and rectify their mistakes, with their next fixture a crucial one against TS Galaxy at New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday.