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Middendorp bemused after his players 'stepped back' instead of pushing for a second goal against Baroka

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp did not have an explanation for why his players “stepped back” after he had asked them to push for a second goal in the second half of their 1-1 draw against Baroka FC on Saturday.

Middendorp admitted he was somewhat bemused by Amakhosi’s response coming out from the break at Bidvest Stadium‚ where Baroka‚ as could be expected from a team desperate for a draw to escape the playoffs‚ lifted their intensity at 1-0 down from the break.

But his quite dispassionate answers also stood in contrast to the fire in the belly and the emotion that his counterpart‚ Mosimane is famous for at Sundowns‚ who were 3-0 winners over Black Leopards at Dobsonville Stadium. “And‚ ja‚ interestingly they stepped back‚ and fouls after fouls around the box‚ and then you concede this 1-1.

“That’s the reality in soccer and professional soccer. In the end we had several games where I believe we could have done better‚ and then we are ending up like this.”

 

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