So far, so good for Steve’s men

KAIZER Chiefs are on the brink of something they have not achieved since former coach Stuart Baxter’s second championships season – five league wins in a row.

Amakhosi have looked much improved since a shaky start to the season with their four victories in a row producing 10 goals scored and just two conceded.

They can make that five wins in succession with victory over struggling Highlands Park on Saturday‚ with their most recent success a 2-1 win over Maritzburg United at a wet Harry Gwala Stadium on the weekend.

The last time they managed a similar run was two years ago when they sprinted to the league title in Baxter’s final season with victories over Moroka Swallows‚ AmaZulu‚ University of Pretoria‚ Polokwane City and Mamelodi Sundowns‚ before a 2-1 loss to Bidvest Wits.

Catalysts for their recent resurgence under current coach Steve Komphela have been the form of two of their “old guard”‚ Bernard Parker and most noticeably Siphiwe Tshabalala.

Tshabalala netted again at the weekend for the third game running‚ and he has urged his teammates to keep their feet on the ground.

“Look‚ it is great to win. Don’t get me wrong‚ we are happy to be gaining points but we must not get excited by a few wins and think that we are on our way to certain glory,” he said on his personal website.

“We must stay humble and make sure that we keep collecting points.

“I am always happy to score. If I could‚ I would score on a daily basis. But this is football and it does not go by what we wish to happen.

“We can only do our best and keep trying to get better. Good win‚ three points and on to the next one.”

Chiefs are one point behind Premiership leaders Cape Town City with both clubs having played 17 games.

Just behind them are SuperSport United and Bidvest Wits three points back‚ but having played two and three games fewer respectively‚ while Sundowns are five points behind them but with six games in hand. — TMG