Kaizer Chiefs only have themselves to blame for throwing away what should have been a Soweto Derby victory, said Amakhosi coach Steve Komphela after his side's 2-0 Nedbank Cup first-round defeat against Orlando Pirates on Saturday.
Chiefs face the prospect of fini-shing 2015-2016 season trophyless after their early exit from the Nedbank, thanks to Tendai Ndoro's second-half brace at FNB Stadium.
"Pirates did very well to score the two goals. The first came from a lack of concentration from us around the box. The second was from another error we committed. We could have done better from the long-range shot," Komphela lamented after the game.
"But I thought in terms of attack we ticked all the boxes, in movement, passing and creating chances. However, we didn't finish the chances. And defensively, except for the two errors we committed, one can point [out] very few mistakes.
"But football is a funny game. You can't make any sense out of the good we did in the match. We had 90% of the rights, but it's in the 10% where you falter severely and we got punished."
Chiefs' focus now shifts to the Premiership, but Komphela admitted his side have only a slim chance of reeling in a 13-point gap, even with a game in hand, on in-form leaders Mamelodi Sundowns to defend their title.
"It's very difficult to hope that the other team takes care of your results. You've got to take care of your own results," the Chiefs coach said.
A concern for Chiefs will be that they have lost too many of their big matches they have played this season. Amakhosi did well to reach the two previous cup finals this season, but lost there to Ajax Cape Town [1-0 in the MTN8] and Sundowns [3-1 in the Telkom Knockout].
Chiefs meet Platinum Stars next in a league match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Wednesday.
Komphela blames 'two errors' for derby defeat
Kaizer Chiefs only have themselves to blame for throwing away what should have been a Soweto Derby victory, said Amakhosi coach Steve Komphela after his side's 2-0 Nedbank Cup first-round defeat against Orlando Pirates on Saturday.
Chiefs face the prospect of fini-shing 2015-2016 season trophyless after their early exit from the Nedbank, thanks to Tendai Ndoro's second-half brace at FNB Stadium.
"Pirates did very well to score the two goals. The first came from a lack of concentration from us around the box. The second was from another error we committed. We could have done better from the long-range shot," Komphela lamented after the game.
"But I thought in terms of attack we ticked all the boxes, in movement, passing and creating chances. However, we didn't finish the chances. And defensively, except for the two errors we committed, one can point [out] very few mistakes.
"But football is a funny game. You can't make any sense out of the good we did in the match. We had 90% of the rights, but it's in the 10% where you falter severely and we got punished."
Chiefs' focus now shifts to the Premiership, but Komphela admitted his side have only a slim chance of reeling in a 13-point gap, even with a game in hand, on in-form leaders Mamelodi Sundowns to defend their title.
"It's very difficult to hope that the other team takes care of your results. You've got to take care of your own results," the Chiefs coach said.
A concern for Chiefs will be that they have lost too many of their big matches they have played this season. Amakhosi did well to reach the two previous cup finals this season, but lost there to Ajax Cape Town [1-0 in the MTN8] and Sundowns [3-1 in the Telkom Knockout].
Chiefs meet Platinum Stars next in a league match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Wednesday.
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