"We didn’t end the year very well and, in the last few games, we had one win and six losses," he added.
"Going into the second half, we have to stop giving away easy games. At the same time, we've also got the continental competition coming up, which is also going to be a good challenge for us.
"I think the team we have is more than capable of competing, but they have to up their game and then we will see. We know it will be more difficult and we are prepared for that."