Highbury head coach Kabelo Sibiya says he will be working on getting the players’ spirits higher this week after disappointing back-to-back defeats away from home.
The Gqeberha side lost 2-1 to Black Leopards at Thohoyandou Stadium on Wednesday before slipping to a 3-1 defeat to Baroka at the Global Stadium in Lebowakgomo on Saturday.
As a result of the setbacks, the Yellow Nation have dropped from eighth place to 10th on the log with 34 points from 27 matches.
“It was a difficult match. We didn’t start well,” Sibiya said.
“I want to believe the match against Black Leopards took a lot from the players physically and psychologically.
“I could see the players were very disappointed after losing to Black Leopards.
“On Saturday, we conceded two early goals in the first half.
“We made some changes after halftime, which I believe affected the match positively, but we suffered another goal and we kept on missing chances.
“We scored one goal. We could have scored two more goals, but we missed the chances.
“I believe we could have done better because we had many chances to score, but it was one of those days of missed chances.”
Highbury have three more fixtures before the season ends. Two of those are home matches.
They host Venda and Kruger United at home before travelling to Upington City for the season finale.
Sibiya said his team must take advantage of the two home games and bounce back strongly.
“We lost the matches and honestly now that we are coming home to play two games, we need to do everything to make sure we win those matches.
“It is tough in the second round of the league. Everyone wants to win at home, everyone is fighting more at home.
“So we must also fight more at home in these upcoming games against Venda and Kruger.”
The Herald
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