Head coach Nasreddine Nabi has explained why he will not resort to 'helicopter football' during his stint at Kaizer Chiefs, as pressure mounts after a dreadful run of seven league matches without a win.
Amakhosi's Top Eight ambitions are hanging by a thread as they sit in ninth place on the log.
They have two league matches to salvage a season that promised the world but has barely delivered a street corner, with Nabi's fate then set to be decided by the hierarchy.
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Despite harsh criticism from supporters and football pundits alike, the Tunisian-Belgian insists he will stick to his brand of football.
"I understand the fans, the critics. The results are very bad, and I understand, but I know why I am here," Nabi told journalists at the club's training base in Naturena this week.
"I don’t want to give too many excuses. I take responsibility and move to the future, with everyone in the same direction, taking the right decisions for the future.
"I am sure we will win in this process together. It’s normal [the noise], the fans love winning, I understand them.
"You need to accept that when you lose too many points, it’s normal to get this reception, this negative reaction, but you don’t need to take these critics [personally] because I believe in this process and I know what’s needed to go to the next step," he maintains.
Amakhosi face rivals Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday, before turning their attention back to league football, where Sekhukhune United and Polokwane City lie in wait.
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"I think we have made progress," notes the former Yanga mentor.
"If I give you an example, if I wanted immediate results, it’s possible that when I started having some problems with fans, players, I could play low block and helicopter football and I’m sure I wouldn’t lose the points as we lost this season.
"But honestly, if I come here, Chiefs recruited me not to play a low block. This is not the DNA of Chiefs, I need to respect the DNA of this club. It’s not possible that a big club plays a low block for immediate results to make fans happy."
