Chippa ready for Chiefs

Chilli Boys fired up for crunch clash

CHIPPA United coach Dan “Dance” Malesela says there will not be any special treatment for Kaizer Chiefs when the two sides meet in a Premier Soccer League fixture, at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium this afternoon (6pm).

The Port Elizabeth side will be out to break their winless streak today against the Soweto giants.

Chippa have not won in seven league matches with their most recent result being a 1-1 draw against Maritzburg United.

Like most teams who tend to sit at the back and play a defensive approach when playing against the Chilli Boys, Malesela says he won’t be surprised if Chiefs do the same.

“We played Pirates and there was a time where they also played defensively. I hope that the game will be an open one,” said Malesela.

“If we score early the game will open up a little because the opponents will want to attack.”

Malesela believes two things need to happen today if they want to win against Amakhosi.

One is taking proper instructions to avoid conceding at the back and the other is to take shots at goal.

“I think one of the biggest things that we really have to do in terms of defending is to take given game instructions very well and to the letter.

“It will help us with this issue of conceding goals.

“Sometimes we are shy at taking shots at goals and that is the one thing that is not freeing us.

“So, maybe if we let go sometimes and try (to take shots), we have seen before that it works for us.”

The Chilli Boys have been struggling to find the back of the net lately and the coach says the team’s lack of netting goals is not based on aiming to score fancy or smart goals.

“We are about taking every opportunity that comes that is available for us to get goals,” said Malesela.

“A win (against Chiefs) will bring confidence into the team.

“Plus we have a break after this game before we play Polokwane City. A win will help us to be relaxed knowing that ‘OK fine now we are waiting for Polokwane’.

Yesterday Chiefs announced the signing of former Chippa player Joseph Molangoane.

Amakhosi took to Twitter to announce the deal – a two-and-a-half year contract that will see the player at Naturena until June 2019.

Chiefs have been linked with the 28-year-old winger or playmaker for the best part of a year.