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Klate sinks into struggles in NFD job

Daine Klate's reign at Motsepe Foundation Championship club La Masia has proven to be a struggle, just seven weeks into the job.

Klate took over on October 12 and has won only once, which was his first game in charge against Casric Stars.

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Since then, Klate has been without a win in the last five games during which La Masia have lost two and drawn three.

There has been draws against the struggling pair of Platinum City Rovers and Pretoria Callies, along with Maritzburg United who have just sacked their coach Zipho Dlangalala due to a unfavourable results. 

Dlangalala picked up five points out of 18 from the last six games and was immediately shown the door before the halfway mark. 

The defeats have come against Orbit College and Baroka FC leaving the former Orlando Pirates winger with six points out of 18.

"I think we have been playing but luck but has just been on our side just like mental strength issues," says Nazier Baker, the La Masia chairman.

"You don't want to get into the politics of other issues that I cannot mention but there have been elements that have affected us.

"There have been no team that has outplayed us without certain decisions going against us," he added. 

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"In the last game at Baroka, we had a player sent off in strange circumstances, no water, and there was no electricity from when we arrived until we left.

"The quality is there, and we will get it right and starting this week we will come right because I had a good talk with the boys," says Baker. 

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