Moroka Swallows coach Musa Nyatama says he does not understand why his players were just "sitting" in the second half against Orlando Pirates.
Swallows broke the deadlock just before the half-hour mark through Lindokuhle Mtshali but Pirates eventually found the equaliser early in the second stanza courtesy of Patrick Maswanganyi.
Nyatama says he was not happy with how his players dropped deep, especially after going ahead.
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"Very difficult game, they were coming at us, I don't know why we dropped, especially from the first minute and also we were creating chances but in terms of scoring, we're not scoring," Nyatama said on SuperSport TV.
"You look at the first chance in the first minute, there you have to finish, but ja we have to learn and move forward. A very good point, I'm happy with a point.
"Ja, we scored early, it was good, but like I said, we started to drop, we invited them into our final third, even from the second half. I told the players that the first 10 minutes they are going to come at us, we need to concentrate," he said.
"But now lack of concentration, that cross to the side, no one was marking. But ja, we get to learn on these situations and we'll deal with that better (in future)."
The former Pirates midfielder went on and revealed that it was not in his game plan for the players to play on counter-attacks in the second stanza.
"Ja, second half I thought we didn't do anything, we were just sitting, why were we sitting, I don't understand, we didn't train this thing of coming out on a counter, but ja, it happens in a match where players decide to sit," he continued.
"But we have to learn to protect these leads, especially in the second half of the season, we have to learn to protect such leads," added Nyatama.
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