It’s not over yet says Moloi

ANGRY Chippa United caretaker coach Teboho Moloi says the team’s title ambitions in the Absa Premiership remain on course despite their 10 loss against Ajax Cape Town at the Bidvest Stadium on Saturday.

Thabo Mosadi’s first-half strike was enough to hand the Urban Warriors a much-needed win over the Chilli Boys. The loss saw Moloi, who is in the process of being confirmed as a fulltime coach, lose his unbeaten run of 10 league matches.

“We did not come to the party at all,” said a disappointed coach Moloi.

“Ajax wanted this win more than we did. The players need to understand that is not over.

“There is still a long way to go and the boys should not stop fighting. The win against Chiefs last week got to our heads.

“The team did not rise to the occasion from the onset. I had said that if we were going to underestimate Ajax going into the game, we would get a rude awakening and that is exactly what happened. The team did not have passion at all.

“I am not going to make any excuses for the team because it will not help anything.

“The players did not play to the level that we know they can.

“Their minds were not on the park, they were just somewhere else.”

“We came to the park and strolled and expected things happen.”

“There is a lot that we need fix from the game. There are obviously more negatives than there are positives and we want to rectify this as soon as possible.”

“The players need make an introspection and ask themselves what exactly is it that they want out of this season,” he said.

The Chilli Boys will go into their next encounter against Polokwane City without two influential players.

Zita Macheke was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Mosadi in the 41st minute of the game and goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi also received a red card for a dangerous tackle on the very same Mosadi during stoppage time.

“There is no such thing as key players in the Chippa United camp, but we have influential players,” Moloi said sternly.

“The team has many capable players who can come in and replace them at any time.”

“We will just need to go back to the drawing board and take it from there.”

“The team has many players who are eager and waiting for an opportunity to play,” he said.