Chiefs coach explains how Amakhosi have reached Sundowns’ levels

Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Cedric Kaze says his team deserve a lot of respect for their improvements this season.

Chiefs are going through a rough patch after failing to win any of their last three games in the PSL, drawing two and winning one, the latest being a 1-1 draw against AmaZulu on Wednesday.

However, Chiefs were the better team and had plenty of opportunities to win the game but failed to utilise them, leading to the disappointing stalemate but Kaze says he has seen plenty of improvements while the technical staff is literally burning the midnight oil to make them successful.

Kaze lauds hardworking Amakhosi coaches

“We are privileged to be in a situation where we can feel the pressure because that’s where you work very hard,” said Kaze as quoted by iDiski Times.

“There are sleepless nights, myself and my colleagues didn’t sleep last nights. We were analysing the game, preparing for Stellenbosch [upcoming Carling Knockout Cup clash].

“We were looking at what can we do differently to score those goals. This is a message to the fans. I know that they want to win, and we are doing everything we can.”

Kaze then explained how he feels Chiefs have remarkably improved, saying the game against AmaZulu saw the team post their best statistics in four years while comparing them to the Mamelodi Sundowns team of two years ago.

How have Chiefs reached Sundowns’ standard?

“I think from yesterday’s [Wednesday] game, those players deserve praise, 23 shots, eight on target, 510 passes, 70% of possession,” he added.

“We haven’t seen that with this Kaizer Chiefs team for the past four years. Looking at that, I’d say we have seen those stats from the Mamelodi Sundowns team that played two years ago.”

Chiefs fans had raised their hopes when the Glamour Boys started the season impressively with four wins in five games but the optimism has since disappeared after a failure to win their last three games.