Head coach Arthur Zwane has come out in defence of an out-of-sorts Keagan Dolly after Kaizer Chiefs fans were left visibly furious by the attacker's lacklustre display in a defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns.
Sundowns clinched a record 12th consecutive win in the DStv Premiership with a 1-0 victory over Zwane's side at FNB Stadium.
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The defeat meant Kaizer Chiefs also sealed an unwanted record with their third successive loss after previous losses to Sekhukhune United and AmaZulu.
Speaking after the final whistle, Zwane looked to protect his players by taking full responsibility for the result and his side's current run of results.
"As a club right now it's not a case of if I am the right man [as Kaizer Chiefs head coach] or not the right man, it's more on what we want to achieve as a club going forward," Zwane said post-match.
"I said it even during the week, I said unfortunately we can't just come in and hit the ground running.
"There's lots of things you need to make sure that they work, and like you said Keagan [Dolly] had a tap-in, but unfortunately couldn't score.
"So what must I do, blame Keagan? I can't and it's my job as the coach to go back to the drawing board and back to the training field and prepare the players and work on them until we get it right."
Many fans could be seen venting their fury while calling for Dolly to be substituted after missing a chance to score from point-blank range.
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"If we're playing bad then I will say, yes maybe I'm finding it difficult but I am seeing lots of positives.
"In the second half we changed things, and tweaked things a little bit and were on top of Sundowns.
"So would you still say it's the coach, I don't think so. Sometimes it's just a matter of you needing luck where Sundowns created their own luck and they scored a goal.