Coach wants side to take attack to All Stars in clash

MTHATHA Bucks coach Ian Palmer wants his charges to prove their worth when they take on Cape Town All Stars in their National First Division clash at the Mthatha Stadium tomorrow.

Amathol’amnyama are coming in to the game with two losses after they were beaten 1-0 by Stellenbosch FC at home before a 3-1 defeat to Royal Eagles at the Harry Gwala Stadium last weekend.

Palmer said he had a “nice chat” with the boys after the latest results and he was feeling positive about their next game.

“As much as I take full responsibility, it’s also good to see they are also taking some responsibility for the losses.

“We’ve been doing a lot of finishing, working in front, because we create so many chances but we still can’t put them in to the back of the net. He said the club didn’t have any injuries and Lucky Mathosi would be soon making a comeback after being out due to injury.

“Mathosi had a very good training week together with Luyolo Nomandela who did very well last weekend and Shane Thompson is back from a suspension – and it feels good to have them back again,” the coach said.

“You’ll recall what happened during the Jomo Cosmos and [Cape Town] All Stars game. At one stage they [Cape Town All Stars] were nine men in and they held on – so that tells me that they are a team that has a lot of character and can defend well.

“We’ve analysed most of their games and we noticed that they always