Former Kaizer Chiefs forward Pollen Ndlanya has expressed his frustration
at how the Glamour Boys create a lot of chances but fail to finish them.
In an exclusive interview with PSLSA, Ndlanya discussed what he feels
Chiefs need to do to improve their conversion rate.
Saturday saw Chiefs lose 2-1 to Golden Arrows in the PSL in interim coach
Cavin Johnson’s first game in charge. Ndlanya believes it is not a
question of quality but rather a lack of confidence.
“For me I don’t think it’s a question of quality. It’s not about saying
that these players are not Chiefs quality. No. You make an ordinary player
to become an exceptional player,” Ndlanya told PSLSA.
“And I don’t believe that we don’t have strikers any more. We have
strikers. What I question is the training methods. As a striker or any
forward player you have to train on how you are going to approach the
game.
“It’s like you are preparing for exams. What you study is what you are
going to write during the exams. It’s the same with strikers. What they
train during the week is what they give in a game.
“They should train as a striker. Prepare all the players. Give them
confidence. If you look at the players they don’t have confidence. You
train them on how to work on crosses and give them the confidence of
finishing from those crosses.
“If they don’t have confidence at training then where are they going to
get the confidence during the game? That’s why I am saying I am
questioning the training methods. They should do it in training.
“It all starts at training. If they can get things right at training and
have the confidence then things will change in a game situation and they
will start scoring goals,” Ndlanya observed.
