Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Nkosingiphile Ngcobo has admitted to the frustrations resulting from what is happening at the club this season.
While an improvement was expected with Nasreddine Nabi in charge this term, it hasn't worked out that way with inconsistency being the definition of their campaign.
"When you look at how we started the league," notes Ngcobo.
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"I think, very well, scoring goals, but then I'm not sure what then happened.
"Not that we are playing bad, but we are not scoring the way we did when we started the league.
"I think maybe we dropped our standards a little bit, which is unacceptable, so we are focusing on that and trying.
"At the moment, everyone is really frustrated, even us players, but then it is just a matter of us focusing and putting in more effort.
"We are not playing bad but need to put more effort in getting goals and making sure that we go up the log and go to the final in the cup," he explains.
"About the table and the teams below us having games in hand and winning their games, we have had a discussion about that, and we are aware of that as a team.
"What we need is just to focus more on our games and give 200% to win more games and not panic because of that, so we are just focused on the fact that every game we play now is a cup final and we give it our best.
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"I think from the beginning, we have lacked that (consistency), to control the game even when it is 0-0 or 1-1 and we are playing better than the opponent, we always struggle to maintain the tempo.
"I think we just get frustrated and start rushing and we lose our games like that," says Ngcobo.