THEY SAID IT... “There's a massive concern, we're a football club and our job is to win matches, put smiles on people's faces and achieve success. Nobody is happy. We're working tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure we can elevate this football club,
Kaizer Motaung junior on Kaizer Chiefs' struggles to regain the limelight.
. “They like to play with the pressure. They like to know - dead or alive. I am pretty sure we will be there till the end. Because I know them. I see the faces before the games in the meetings. How they prepare. That means win Premier League, Champions League? No. I am not saying that. But that we will compete? That's for sure. We have to be prepared and impose our game and try to put pressure through our game onto the opponent.”
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reckons that the pressures of challenging for multiple trophies hold no fears for his team.
“I don't think enough credit is given to these players. It's 21 games now unbeaten - with 16 wins, with 40 goals scored and 10 conceded.
They deserve to be in another semi-final, the fourth semi-final in a row. I think beating SuperSport is probably one of the games since I've been at this football club that I can look at and say that this team has matured, they've grown, they've developed. We didn't only show fighting quality, we also showed quality with a ball. Some of the play and some of the goals we created were top class. I was just really in awe of some of the quality that I witnessed.”
Stellenbosch coach Steve Barker feels his side deserve more accolades.
“The criticism in these moments is completely fine and absolutely right, it's all about how we deal with it. In the first half we didn't deal particularly well with the situation, but second half we pulled ourselves together and should have won the game but didn't. I saw the result. That's it.”
Liverpool chief Jurgen Klopp after the shock loss to Crystal Palace last Sunday. Arsenal suffered the same fate later in the day, opening the door for Manchester City to win the English Premiership for a record fourth time running.
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