Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela insists he won’t be hard on his players following their 7-1 defeat to Orlando Pirates on Saturday evening.
The 56-year-old picked up seven points in three games since his return to Arrows last month. Against Pirates, Komphela was looking to continue his good run but the Sea Robbers had other plans at Orlando.
Tshegofatso Mabasa netted a hat-trick to hand Arrows their 11th defeat of the season.
After the match, Komphela believed his side did play good football but Pirates were clinical.
“I’ve only been with this team for less than a month. I am working with players whom I’ve worked with before…others we started with together.
“I can’t be too hard on them but fact remains, they know things we work on and when those things don’t happen, we are all not happy,” he said.
“I thought, with utmost humility, Arrows did play some good football. We came out in certain moments… you could see that they were intentional with what they were doing. It is what it is, we will go back and work with players again. Whether you scream or break bottles or whatever, it won’t help,” he told the media.
Steve Komphela reflects after Pirates thrashing
The former Mamelodi Sundowns mentor admitted his side made genuine mistakes.
“There are moments where you have to break bottles; when there’s an issue of attitude or complacency but when you see people trying [it’s hard to be too hard on them] and mistakes are mistakes because these are genuine mistakes. Your job as a coach is to assist players and try to lead,” he added.
Having lost his first game as Arrows coach, Steve Komphela will look to put the Pirates loss behind him. They play Royal AM in the league at Mpumalanga Stadium in Hammarsdale in two weeks.
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