Experienced tactician Vladislav Heric has detailed how securing a playoff spot will be crucial for teams to secure their DStv Premiership status with several clubs in danger of the drop.
The experienced Heric has in the past saved clubs such as Chippa United from relegation while insisting there are no clear favourites for the drop with two rounds of fixtures remaining.
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"Very tough, it never was like this in the past," Heric tells KickOff.
"They always said 34 points can keep you safe in the PSL. If you look at the log now you will see there are very few teams who can reach 34 points.
"Maritzburg are still bottom and probably has the most difficult fixtures. Their last game I believe is Sundowns away.
"TS Galaxy, Richards Bay, Marumo Gallants, Chippa United, I can tell you now their objective is a playoff spot.
"So, from my point of view, once you get to the play-offs you are safe, it's very, very seldom that a team from the second tier wins the play-offs.
"I remember the last time I was fired at Chippa was obvious we were going to end up in the playoffs.
"That shows that the chairmen felt safe as long as they get to play-offs.
"What I'm saying is those affected clubs are battling not to go straight down.
"It's very difficult to predict who is going to go out and who is going to stay.
"Even in Maritzburg's case it's not obvious, football is an unpredictable game. I don't think they are dead yet."
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