The match and the result against their biggest rivals displayed the mental strength of Amakhosi
Kaiser Chiefs head coach Ernst Middendorp reacts during the Premier League football match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on February 29, 2020. Picture: AFP/PHILL MAGAKOE
A draw or defeat would have seen Amakhosi’s Premiership lead — depending on other results — cut to one or two points. For a team inexperienced in clinching trophies‚ let alone the league‚ such pressure might have been too much to contend with. Middendorp said the result was made more important as the script the entire week had been that Chiefs would surely capitulate under pressure to the in-form Pirates‚ who lost their first match under coach Josef Zinnbauer on Saturday since his arrival in December.
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