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Kaizer Chiefs news: Giovanni Solinas concedes lack of consistency

Chiefs are currently winless in regulation time of their last four games, including the penalty shootout victory over Black Leopards in the Telkom Knockout.

Following their Soweto Derby defeat over the weekend, Amakhosi have since fallen from third position to seventh, and trail log leaders Bidvest Wits by seven points.

Having previously spoken at length about the club’s credentials and accepted standards of performance, as well as their need for silverware, Solinas has admitted that they have not been up to scratch of late.

"Yes, in the last few games we haven't collected points, and this is no good for Kaizer Chiefs. But, in my opinion, we have the potential to win games in a row," said Solinas.

"For example, we've won three games in a row [against Cape Town City, Free State Stars and AmaZulu]. Why can we not win three, four or five games in a row in future?

"The league is very balanced. The league is not over, and we continue fighting. We try to win more games to put Chiefs in a high position on the log, because Kaizer Chiefs is Kaizer Chiefs.

"But, at the moment, yes, we have not collected many points in recent games – we lost against Polokwane City, we lost also the Derby, which is no good for us, but we move on."

Given the close proximity of teams at the top and bottom at present, the Italian tactician defends that the Absa Premiership race is far from over for any of the apparent title challengers, and thus only a few good results could catapult them back towards the summit.

"I believe we are able to win three or four games and we will be there [at the top]. The league is not over for Pirates; it's not over for Wits or for Sundowns," he added.

"The league is finishing in May. It's a balanced league – if you win two games you are there [at the top]; if you lose two games you are down [at the bottom].

"Yes, we need consistency, I agree. We need to improve in consistency because you know it's not possible for Kaizer Chiefs to stay up, down."

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