Inacio Miguel has responded to how he is dealing with the demands that will come with his second season at Kaizer Chiefs after being handed the armband.
Miguel has earned the respect of the dressing room with his commanding presence taking over as captain from Yusuf Maart.
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After the disappointment of last season in the league was diluted by success in the Nedbank Cup, the 29-year-old has learnt to be cautious despite the positive start away at Stellenbosch on Sunday.
"Expectations are dangerous, you know," responds Miguel when asked by this website about how he is embracing second season expectations.
"It can create a lot of things in your mind, so you have to live the moment, enjoy the moment.
"Last season when I arrived, I had a lot expectations about what we can do, about what we can achieve.
"Thanks to God we had good achievements last season but also had some bad moments.
"So, this season I think I will live game by game and do my best in every training every day.
"I will try to focus on today and not what can happen next week.
"So, the big difference from last season to this season will be that we have to go game by game without a lot of expectations.
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"I’m not thinking of what we can achieve.
"I’m thinking of the next game and that way it will be easy for everybody," says Miguel.
The Angolan Portuguese will lead Chiefs when the host Polokwane City at FNB Stadium on Wednesday (19h30).
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