Komphela on why he won’t dump Swallows’ risky style of play

Despite labelled as risky, Moroka Swallows coach Steve Komphela is not prepared to dump his style of play as they just lost to Kaizer Chiefs.

Swallows are playing from the back and that is the style admired by Komphela who says he will stick with his method or philosophy.

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The Dube Birds lost 1-0 to Chiefs in the Soweto derby at Dobsonville Stadium and Komphela still wants to play from the back despite the talk of adopting a risky style of play.

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KOMPHELA ON WHY HE WON’T DUMP SWALLOWS RISKY STYLE OF PLAY

The former Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Komphela says he will stick to the game plan even when the opponents pressed them high and forced mistakes.

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With Chiefs having pacy strikers such as Ashley Du Preez, Komphela insists he will remain true to the process.

Following Swallows’ defeat, there were reservations about his style of play from some analysts and fans.

“I think, to be honest, you need to stay true to your process, and I wish the cameras were not on and it was an environment where you and I could be talking, and I’d tell you that you have to have guts to do that, you must be courageous,” said Komphela per SABC Sport.

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“That doesn’t come easy, but you also translate that to your team because if, as a coach, you panic, your players are going to panic.

“But all you say, right from the onset, listen, we’re going to build from the back, we will be safe and secure, we are going to add numbers, we’re going to create angles, everybody must be aware.”

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The outspoken manager adds that some people are yet to see them in training and that his players are capable of playing good football.

“All the people in the build-up structure must be connected one way or the other, so that, ‘If that, then what; if this, then what?’ So they know all of that,” adds Komphela.

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“People who’ve never been with us training, who’ve never seen us practice this, will think, ‘Eh, what are they doing?’ We know very well what we are doing.

“But the secret is [knowing] when to pass – you can go to the best player in the world, if they don’t know when to pass, it’s not going to work, but we know when to pass.” 

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Swallows will now return to league action in another Soweto Derby encounter against Orlando Pirates on Tuesday, 5 December.

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