Kaizer Chiefs interim coach Cavin Johnson says he will stick it out with the forwards at his disposal, maintaining that the decision to ignore the January transfer window was the right one.
Chiefs’ strikers endured another poor day at the office in the recent goalless draw against Royal AM.
Ashley Du Preez missed four chances in the game, leaving the club’s supporters crying for a better solution.
“As I said, when we took over, if I was a coach that came in with a group of people with 30 plus and said you’re not good enough, it means I’ve not taken my work that I can do with a group of players and make them better.
“That is the reason why we did not sign anybody in the transfer window. I think what we have in the club is good enough to take us to the end of the season, with many points and a trophy.
“It’s about what we do on the pitch, how we handle those strikers, because we do have quality strikers, we have Ashley, Ranga, Gonzalez, Saile, Mshini, Mmodi, who can all play strikers, and therefor we have to work with them constantly.
“I don’t think you can buy success, you can buy good players to add to what you have but you need to work on a lot of things and respect your strikers.
“You’ve got to work more with your midfielders and strikers, because they bring the ball to the strikers. The strikers don’t just get the ball out of the air, there has to be someone who gives them the ball.
How they receive the ball and how they execute the ball is what we get paid for,” Johnson said in the presser on Thursday.
Chiefs are set to face minnows Milford FC in the Nedbank Cup Last 32. Johnson says he has analysed his opponents ahead of the tie.
“We normally talk about opposition before games, but Milford are a secret, they bought Uthongathi’s status, and not much is known about them.
“But we’ve seen some of their players, Zama, makes the team tick a little bit. We also looked at the other 10 players and there are some of them that good.
“The last two games that I’ve watched La Masia against Sundowns, and Highlands Park vs Sekhukhune, both those games were tight in the first half an hour, Highlands Park even took them to penalties.
“We’re up against a first division team as Kaizer Chiefs and and from our point of view, wer are prepared for this.
“We know what it means for the club, we know what it means for our supporters. We play at home, and we give them all the respect.
Chiefs take on Milford on Sunday for the last 32 Nedbank Cup clash at FNB Stadium (18h00).
