Kaizer Chiefs coach sends stern warning to his squad because the season concludes.
Nasreddine Nabi has issued a transparent message to his gamers. Keep locked in or threat dropping momentum. With the extremely anticipated back-to-back Soweto Derbies looming, Nabi urged his gamers to prioritize their subsequent problem in opposition to Marumo Gallants within the Betway Premiership on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Following their thrilling 2-1 Nedbank Cup semi-final victory over Mamelodi Sundowns, Chiefs appeared off-colour in a lacklustre 0-0 draw in opposition to Chippa United. The distinction in efficiency raised considerations in regards to the workforce’s psychological preparedness.
“We took classes from this recreation [against Chippa],” stated Nabi as quoted by iDiski Instances.
“We even mentioned all week about this recreation that we should be prepared and concentrate on Chippa as a result of it will likely be tough.”
Complacency after Sundowns win? Nabi thinks so
Nabi didn’t mince his phrases when analyzing the workforce’s post-Sundowns mentality. He admitted that the squad didn’t strategy the Chippa conflict with the identical depth, a mistake they’ll’t afford to repeat.
“We tried to arrange our gamers mentally. The good gamers in the event that they make one mistake they’ll’t repeat the identical mistake,” he defined.
“Now we perceive that if we don’t put together 100% mentally we will’t win any recreation.”
Chiefs want a wake-up name earlier than Derby week
At the moment sitting in eighth place on the log, Kaizer Chiefs can’t afford any extra slip-ups. With the stress constructing and expectations sky-high forward of the Soweto Derby doubleheader, Nabi is drilling one factor into his workforce: concentrate on the duty at hand.
The conflict in opposition to Marumo Gallants represents extra than simply three factors, it’s a check of mentality, maturity, and momentum.
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