Gelvandale-born Dillon Goss says the Highbury players are frustrated with not having won a match in the Motsepe Foundation Championship this season, but they remain confident the club’s fortunes will change.
Since their promotion to the second tier, the Yellow Nation have managed to collect only two points from six matches.
They are 15th on the log with four losses and two draws, and their most recent defeat was against Milford.
On Sunday they play AmaTuks, who have fared only marginally better with one win against Pretoria Callies.
Tuks are 11th on the log with six points from six matches.
Former Chippa United and Polokwane City attacking midfielder Goss, 29, said as frustrating as it was, the players’ spirits were high and they hoped in time to get the combinations right.
He said the coaches and tactical team had been doing their best to make sure the players were not only ready physically but also mentally for Sunday’s crucial game.
“It is frustrating to have been unable to win any matches in the league so far, but there are many new players here, so we are still getting the combination together and the chemistry,” Goss said
He joined Highbury at the start of the season from ABC Motsepe League side Summerfield Dynamos of Durban.
“Sunday’s fixture is an important game for us,” he said.
“We are under pressure now, but what is football without pressure?
“The coaches already started on Monday to implement how we are going to play and what we should expect from our opponents.”
Goss has made only two appearances for his new side since joining and he’ll be working hard at training to make sure he impresses the coach enough to get a ticket to Pretoria.
He said he had had a pleasant stay at Highbury.
“Things have been good since I came here. They are very professional, the coaches and the technical team, they all want the best for us.
“They do their best to make sure we are mentally and physically prepared for the matches.
“As a former PSL player, I bring my experience to the team.
“As a Gqeberha-born player, I think the experience is the most important.
“Experience is being a leader and also helping the young ones by showing them and not just talking ... from training sessions to the matches ... that the commitment is there.
“I would like to help the team get as many points as possible.
“It is our first season in the Motsepe Foundation Championship and we want to make the province proud.
“Seeing that we are the only team from the Eastern Cape in this division, I think the most important thing is to gain supporters and make them happy.
“I think it’s very good to have a team from the Eastern Cape in this league, especially for the youth developing structures to know that they don’t have to go out of Gqeberha or the province to go and look for clubs in the professional leagues.
“Here is a club now where the U23 rule still applies, so they can still push and work towards something.
“So, I think it's very important and exciting also. I would like to see more teams from the Eastern Cape in professional leagues.”
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