Kaizer Chiefs coach Ben Youssef Khalid on their loss to Stellenbosch FC: We were wasteful in the first half and that cost us the results

Ben Youseff Khalid says Kaizer Chiefs’ failure to bury their chances in the first half against Stellenbosch FC cost them the game.

Chiefs scored first in their Betway Premiership encounter last night but ended up losing 2-1 to Stellies at FNB Stadium.

Youssef Khalid said their failure to convert the opportunities they created was their biggest weakness.

“But it’s the same mistake, when you score the first goal, you have to finish, you have to dominate, you have to kill, finish when you get six to seven opportunities in the first half and miss all of them even empty net you miss what we can do?” Youssef Khalid told SuperSport TV after the game.

“I think you make the right analysis when you dominate the first half you must kill the game and you start like that the second half you concede the first five minutes, I think we have to take our responsibility sometimes and have to see our mistakes.”

“You have to make the right analysis, we have to take responsibility of this loss, we have to say sorry to the fans and I think we have three days now to think about the next game, we don’t have a lot of time to discuss this game.

Khalid said now their focus is on the next game against fierce rivals Orlando Pirates on Saturday.

“That’s our job, that’s our job, in this tough moment you have to think about the players, you have to think of the mentality of the players to keep them up and whether we win or lose we continue to work," he added.

“When you win, you don’t have to do a lot, when you lose you don’t have to be sad a lot, you have to watch other games, analyse and to continue to work."