Wits eye win over Chiefs

BIDVEST Wits are in a position to determine who will win the league this season, coach Gavin Hunt says.

First on their agenda is Kaizer Chiefs at home tomorrow afternoon‚ a game the defending league champions have targeted as an eminently winnable one.

Wits finally look like the team that won the league at a canter last season and it is understandable that they are not too bothered by Chiefs’ good form.

They put SuperSport United to the sword in Pretoria last Saturday but Chiefs’ superior defensive organisation is the envy of many teams.

Hunt said he was not happy that he was in a position to spoil other teams’ chances of winning the league, but they have a job to do.

“One thing is for sure‚ we’ll determine who wins the league because we still have to play all these teams‚” Hunt said.

“We might not do it but we’ve got the capacity to beat everybody. You can’t expect to win every game and the top team isn’t dominating every game. “So this league is very close. “It doesn’t make me feel better because we can’t win the league.

“We’re too far away unless we win 11 games. We still have to play everybody.

“Like most teams‚ we’ve got the capacity to beat everyone, anywhere.

“It’s going to be tight if it goes to the wire because there’s no consistency.

“This time last year, we were on two points per game and the current leaders aren’t even on two points per game.

“It looks like less than 60 points can win the league this season.”

Chiefs showed their aggressive hand in the recently closed transfer window with the acquisitions of Leonardo Castro and Siphelele Ntshangase.

Coach Steve Komphela has also not been shy of using three forwards‚ a trick that nearly paid off in their goalless draw with Sundowns last week. – TimesLIVE