Ernst Middendorp, coach of Kaizer Chiefs and Shaun Bartlett, assistant coach of Kaizer Chiefs during the Absa Premiership 2018/19 match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on 9 February 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
The two Soweto giants played to a 1-1 draw, with Daniel Cardoso’s penalty cancelled out by Thembinkosi Lorch.
“No, no, absolutely not, with where we’re coming from with the youngsters in the team, I understand we’re playing a Champions League playing club,” Middendorp told SuperSport TV when asked if the draw was a fair result.
“But a bit more drive, a bit more going into it and we deserved to win with a one goal advantage, because of the tactical advantage, because of the drive we’ve seen in the beginning. It should be normal, maybe a 2-1 then we could say it.”
Middendorp also explained why he took out Happy Mashiane and replaced him with Philani Zulu at half-time.
“We changed with 1-0 leading, bringing on (Willard) Katsande but the structure was the same. It was just a change of the young guy [Happy Mashiane] and Philani Zulu in. It is just not to burn somebody in this age, in his first experience he got a little bit unconcentrated, I could see. That was all.”
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