Tinkler worried about mindset in the ‘easy’ games

SUPERSPORT United coach Eric Tinkler has questioned his player’s mentality against struggling Premier

Soccer League (PSL) teams.

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Pitori collected three points out of the possible nine on offer in KwaZulu-Natal. They lost against Lamontville Golden Arrows and AmaZulu, who were both on winless streaks, 11 and seven respectively.

The only maximum points they collected in KZN came against high-flying Maritzburg United at Harry Gwala Stadium midweek.

“That was the worry ahead of the game (the players’ approach) and this is what I explained to the players. They got the victory against Maritzburg United and it was very important victory and I knew that today’s game was going to be even tougher. This is a team that is fighting for their lives and they were going to come out hungry.

“What we faced today is exactly what we faced against Bidvest Wits in the first half. They showed more hunger and desire than us. That’s the concern I have with the team right now.

“We need to be showing a lot more hunger and desire,” Tinkler explained.

Amatsatsantsa A Pitori are slowly getting sucked into the relegation battle. They have collected 20 points in 16 league outings.

“I don’t know how far can this team go.

“That’s the question I’m also asking myself. “That first half performance is not what is expected of the team of our standard.

“Obviously we need to ask ourselves a lot of questions,” Tinkler lamented.

SuperSport will now face Polokwane City at Lucas Moripe Stadium tomorrow.

“We don’t have much time to prepare for games. We have to try and bounce back,” Tinkler added.

The coach felt that they gifted Usuthu the win. “We could have played another 360 minutes and I don’t we would have scored. Their keeper made some good saves. The first half performance led to our situation,” Tinkler concluded.