Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brian Baloyi believes the club’s attacking players need time to build confidence, understanding and chemistry as the new season progresses.
Baloyi highlighted Luke Baartman and Langelihle Phili, suggesting that the two players are still developing an understanding of each other after limited playing time together.
“You have Luke Baartman, who was not playing that much last season, and Phili as well. These are players still trying to find each other and understand each other,” Baloyi said.
The former goalkeeper believes Chiefs’ attackers must show greater belief in themselves and their teammates, particularly when opportunities arise in the final third.
“They need to believe in themselves and in each other and try to go forward more. They get into good positions, but they don’t always trust each other enough to play that pass when someone has a defender on his back,” he added.
Baloyi also pointed to moments from the first half where Chiefs could have been more direct, particularly when Phili was available in promising positions.
“In the first half, I saw players choosing to recycle possession instead of playing Phili when he was available,” he explained.
However, Baloyi believes these issues can improve naturally as the players spend more time together and become familiar with each other’s strengths.
“These are little things that, with time, will improve as the team starts to gel and understand each other’s strengths.”
With Chiefs enjoying a strong start to the Betway Premiership campaign, improved chemistry in attack could give the Glamour Boys another dimension as they look to maintain their momentum.
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