COACHES COLUMN 2013/14

After a very difficult season for Lamontville Golden Arrows and 14 years in the PSL, we bowed out after our last 2 games against Amazulu and Orlando Pirates. We have always been in the forefront of developing young talent and giving those players the opportunity to prove themselves, and we will continue that philosophy going […]

Getting our second away win for the season against Platinum Stars gave us a bit of momentum going into our game against SuperSport United. And created a positive vibe in the camp that carried through to our game. We knew it was going to be a physical challenge as our opponent play a very direct […]

As a team, we needed to take all the positives we had from our previous game against Celtic and build on them for our encounter against Platinum Stars. We began the game slightly sluggish and were not on top of the opposition and their game until after the half-hour mark. After Kuboni’s penatly, we started […]

After gaining a valuable point in Cape Town against  Ajax last week, we knew that ultimately a win against Bloem Celtic would be of utmost importance in our campaign. We started with all the attacking options we had in order to push for the win we wanted. Going into half time at goalless we were […]

Losing the KZN  derby against Maritzburg Utd was not easy to accept but we had to pick ourselves up to take on Ajax in Cape Town. We went into the game with some confidence primarily out of the positives we took from our game against Maritzburg Utd. After dominating the first 20 minutes, we were […]

Our game against Maritzburg United proved another frustrating day for our team. We were too flat in the first half and once again, one mistake cost us . In the second half we tried to play more in their half and this game plan created a couple of chances for us to score, but none […]

Playing away against the defending PSL champions Kaizer Chiefs was never going to be easy an easy task, but we were confident of snatching a point from the game. We set out our plan and defended very well for most part of the game. Containing them for as long as possible was what we had […]

After losing to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup,  we needed to bounce back in the PSL against Bidvest Wits. We had prepared well and were ready to take them on.  Because of this, we started the game well, and the positive play created a few scoring opportunities, however,  as our season has been,  we […]

Taking a break from our League games, we entertained Mamelodi Sundowns in the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup at King Zwelithini. We started the game at a high tempo as we had decided to do before the game. Getting the first goal through Philane Shange gave us the reward we deserved for our dominance […]

As disapponting as the result was against Aces, we needed to bounce back against Swallows at Dobsonville. Travelling away to a team that was also struggling for results was never going to be easy especially seeing as Swallows are so dangerous when playing at home. Saying that, having dominated the game and creating more than […]

Having had a short break after our last game, it was always going to be difficult to start the game at a high tempo. We gave Aced a lot of space and gave them too much time on the ball. We didn’t put them under enough pressure and only started playing in the second half. […]

After starting the game at a great tempo and putting Tuks under pressure, we managed to score the 1st goal through Bongi Ntuli. But we then sat back and allowed Tuks back into the game through losing posession in our own half. The 2nd started well by creating a few chances but once again lacking […]

Another great team effort to ensure our spot in the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup the past weekend. More than anything the result will bring back the confidence in the squad and continue our great run of results at home. Now we look forward to our next PSL encounter vs Tuks next weekend.As difficult […]

Following a great result against Polokwane City last week, we looked to Free State Stars as another massive game in our quest to climb the table. It was going to be a tough task playing away to Free State Stars and picking up points. We held them for the first 30 minutes of the half […]

Following another defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday, we needed to bounce back against an in form Polokwane City. We always knew it will be a difficult game but as a team we showed a lot of character and determination to get the win we wanted. Our organisation and attacking approach gave us a better […]

In our second game in 3 days against the two Soweto giants we equipped ourselves well at the Orlando Stadium. It was never going to be easy but again our commitment and application was excellent, I felt our quality of play at times was a little lacking but maybe a few tired legs contributed to […]

The Teams performance against Chiefs was a massive improvement upon our last two games and the commitment and quality shown by all the players was there to be seen by everyone. We matched Chiefs in every department and I know we deserved a result out of the game. In the final third we need to […]

A poor first half performance and conceding 3 goals was ultimately what cost us this Durban derby match against Amazulu. When it comes to a derby game there is always a lot more at stake, and it took us 45 minutes to realise that, however we were already 3 goals down, and the hill we […]

The game against Platinum Stars was a game I know we should have won, our performance was below the standard we have now set for ourselves, it was disappointing as we had put ourselves in a good position to climb the table. On the day when we were not at our best we came in […]

The Derby game against Maritzburg United was always going to be a tense affair but we coped well with the pressure and delivered an excellent performance. Throughout the 90 minutes we created numerous chances with our great passing game and should have scored more than the two goals we did score. When we lost possession […]

The game against Supersport United was a difficult away game. They are the team that I am sure will be challenging for the championship at the end of the season. The first half was evenly fought and I felt we gave as good as we got and deserved to come out at half time 1-1. I was proud of the play and […]

We thoroughly deserved our victory in the game against Moroka Swallows , who are a team challenging for the top and unbeaten in 5 games. In the first 30 minutes we were excellent in all departments scoring twice and creating numerous other chances. In the second half we had to show the other side of our game and defend for […]

Our PSL game against Black Aces was literally a game of two halves. We started very slowly with the possibility of a hangover from the Pirates game. We didn’t compete as well as we should have done and our passing game could have been much better. We conceded a goal ten minutes before half time […]

The Telkom Cup game against Orlando Pirates was a game that we could never get a foothold in. Pirates dominated the game from start to last, they showed exactly why they are in the final of the champions league. This was probably the best performance I have seen from a South African team. Their passing,movement […]

In our last match against the University of Pretoria, we had a very sloppy start and we were punished in that moment. Immediately there after we improved our game and we started coming at them and we still could not convert our chances. Our second half was very impressive, we started pushing them backwards and […]

In our match against Free State stars I believe we were very unlucky considering the number of chances that we created, we put Free state stars under a lot of pressure but we couldn’t convert even one chance from the amount of possession and the number of clear chances that we created. One must say […]

We’ve had a very bumpy start to the season and it is so disappointing to have only collected 4 points in six matches. Our second batch of matches started with a lot of promise when we managed a victory away in Polokwane in very hot conditions. Our players showed a lot of courage and determination […]

In our match against Sundowns, we started very well and we were just unfortunate not to score from our splendid first half where we created a lot of scoring opportunities from counter attacking situations. We were very unlucky but one should state that we also allowed a lot of shots in front of our defense […]

After a very long and frustrating lay off, one has also had very disappointing results. One would like to start with our match against Bidvest Wits. This is one match I would like to forget based on how we performed on the day more especially our first half. We had more than four key players […]

Firstly, it was so encouraging to play in such a packed stadium and one must really thank our supporters who came in numbers. One should also commend the good work that was done  by the club in all their drives to pack the stadium. Coming into the match, I was disappointed  by not winning the […]