Head coach Nasreddine Nabi has come to the defence of under-fire striker Tashreeq Morris, who is still in search of his first goal since his January transfer window arrival from SuperSport United.
Chiefs suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat to SuperSport at FNB Stadium on Tuesday thanks to goals from the Soweto giants' own former attacking duo Samir Nurkovic and Christian Saile, before Jones Lungu and Siphesihle Ndlovu added one each.
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Meanwhile, the home side pulled one back through Glody Lilepo, who netted his third in three matches.
Worryingly, though, for some sections of the fanbase is that the fixture marked the fifth outing for new striker Morris and he is yet to find the back of the net.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Nabi come to the defence of his new recruit.
"Today's game was an exception and we cannot evaluate players on one game," Nabi said, via a translator, when asked if the former Matsatsantsa man had so far met his demands.
"We have to evaluate players on the many games that they play. Today's team was very tired.
"It's an exceptional game, but as I said, we cannot evaluate players just on this game. This game should not be used as a reference.
"In the previous game, Tashreeq gave his all, he gave all his energy and you could see today that it has impacted his physical strength," he explained.
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With Wandile Duba still far from a return to action and Ashley Du Preez in the final weeks of nursing a shoulder injury, Nabi is likely to have only Morris and Ranga Chivaviro available up front when his side take on Mamelodi Sundowns on March 1.