Zuma: we need more discipline
ZUMA: DISCIPLINE THE KEY TO FIGHTING ON THREE FRONTS
Sibongiseni Gumbi
With Kaizer Chiefs’ schedule getting heavier from next week, when they begin their Caf Champions League group campaign, while also playing in the DStv Premiership and Nedbank Cup, Dumisani Zuma has called for discipline in the Amakhosi camp.
“I would say it’s a tricky time for us with games coming thick and fast,” said Zuma yesterday.
“I think it’s going to be key for us to maintain discipline and ensure recovery so that we are able to do battle in all the games,” added the Pietermaritzburg born attacker.
Zuma’s progress in the team has been stalled by injuries and he has just returned from another, after last playing for Chiefs in their league meeting with Baroka FC on 26 January.
“I’m still not fully fit, but I am a work in progress and eventually I will be fit enough to play regularly,” he said.
He might even get a chance when Amakhosi host Richards Bay in a Nedbank Cup last-32 fixture at FNB Stadium tomorrow afternoon.
“I think it’s a good chance for us to bounce back since we lost our last game. I think this is going to be good for fringe players because they might get a chance to play,” said Zuma.
“I will say, it’s very difficult to play against such teams because we don’t have a lot of information about them. I think we will need to stick to our own philosophy and play to win.”
Given Amakhosi’s well-documented history against lower division sides in the Nedbank Cup, Gavin Hunt’s team would do well not to take their opponent’s lightly.
The Natal Rich Boys are a credible team capable of causing a major upset at FNB Stadium, and are in-form, lying second in the GladAfrica Championship.
Chiefs, meanwhile, could certaintly do with a lift.
After three successive league wins, they have picked up just two points in their last three games, including a confidence-shattering 2-0 loss to Orlando Pirates in last weekend’s Soweto derby.