Pitso Dladla laments blunt Golden Arrows attack as winless run continues

Abafana Bes’thende are now winless in four consecutive league matches, raising concerns for a club that finished last season in an impressive sixth place.

Dladla admitted his team lacked cutting edge in the final third, while Milford made their opportunity count through a solitary strike to claim all three points.

"I thought we started very well, we dominated the first half. In the first 10 minutes, we should have actually scored two goals. We were playing on our front foot but it has been our downfall when the team is down, when we are dominating but we've been not scoring at the same time,” Dladla said. 

“We were cautious not to be caught on counterattacks of which we controlled very well and then in the second half we spoke to the boys that we are doing things right but it's a matter of decision making. 

“We pushed in the second half, although the game just became balanced because we became more desperate in terms of getting the goal. We were not like the first half where we were patient."

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The Arrows mentor suggested the root cause to their poor run was not only on the pitch and perhaps needed other methods. 

"It's a good question, sometimes it's not only physical, only the technique, only positioning yourself, sometimes it's mental. How strong are you mentally? Sometimes it's calmness, composure in the box and the conviction in the box that you are able to score,” the coach added.

“So, we should work more on them psychologically more than anything because in terms of arriving in the box, in terms of even being first on the box, we are doing all that, it's more about mentality more than anything now."