Head coach Molefi Ntseki says he's been made to feel that every training session and every game feel like the last, after being escorted by law enforcement down the tunnel yet again, due to fan violence over Kaizer Chiefs' defeat to AmaZulu.
Amakhosi were sent crashing out of the cup competition thanks to an 88th minute winner by Usuthu's Taariq Fielies at FNB Stadium on Saturday evening.
It's the second cup that Chiefs have been knocked out of this season, having failed to clinch the MTN8, that eventually went to rivals Orlando Pirates.
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Ntseki, who found himself at the receiving end of abuse from supporters, needed law enforcement to escort him down the tunnel as infuriated spectators hurdled objects towards him.
This was the third incident of this nature after similar scenes where witnessed in August after 1-0 loss against TS Galaxy, as well as in September after a 1-0 loss to SuperSport United.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Ntseki says he finds himself in a difficult space.
"I think it's difficult if one has to explain the space I find myself in. I always say when you prepare, you prepare to win. But when you lose games like this, you are always worried about what will happen at the end of the game.
"I don't think it's a good thing for football because it has turned out to be more like every training session you have is the last training session.
"Every game you play is your last game because you're more worried about the results. I've been saying it's preparation, preparation, preparation. Yes, you're not getting the results, and you own up as a coach.
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"And the results are not coming. And when things like this happen for the third time, it's not only affecting you as a coach. It also affects your players.
"When they get to see and they get to hear what happens to their coach when they lose matches, it also becomes a reflection to them to say, tomorrow I'm the next one when I did not have a good game."
Chiefs' supporters re already skating on thin ice, with the club having already been charged twice by the Premier Soccer League's Disciplinary Committee (PSL DC) and threatened with a fan ban should the behavior continue.
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