Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has responded to Mduduzi Shabalala and Samkelo Zwane showing off with no look passes when they were leading 2-0 against Stellenbosch.
Chiefs won their fourth game in a row in the league after edging ten-man Stellenbosch 2-1 but they nearly dropped points after taking a 2-0 lead with an extra player in the first-half, following the red-card of goalkeeper Sage Stephens.
Youngsters Shabalala and Samkelo Zwane were already getting excited, playing for the crowd with no look passes in the first stanza.
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Chiefs coach Zwane says he understands them playing with instincts rather than keeping the structure because they are still in the process of development.
"Ja, look, when you're working on something you'll always have youngsters that are playing football with instincts rather than understanding the structure, because everything is about the structure at this level," Zwane said in a press conference.
"And yes, as soon as they get excited sometimes they become loose because of what they hear from the stands and they think its easy and we up losing our structure.
"And that's when we come in, just to remind them that 'these people are one man down, let's murder them' you know. Remember they are still in the process of development," he said.
'Mangethe' carried on and pointed out that South African youngsters take longer to mature and they need leaders in the pitch to guide them such as Keagan Dolly.
"In South Africa players mature I think at the age of 26, 27. Very few that you see excelling at the age of 20, 21, they still need a lot of guidance and also play them with players who are experienced around," he went on.
"That's why we have players like Keagan around, especially on the field, as long as he's there, remember he's been in France, he's been part and parcel of the national team.
"Because otherwise if you're not gonna have a spine where you have leaders, front men, in the middle, one central defender and goalkeeper, then you're gonna have a problem because you need people who can lead these youngsters while we're trying to build identity," he added.
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