Moroka Swallows coach Steve Komphela has insisted that his side will continue their style of playing from the back after two consecutive defeats to Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.
The Dube Birds suffered their second defeat on the bounce as The Buccaneers walked away 2-0 winners at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday evening.
The defeat was the third consecutive occasion in which Swallows failed to win the match and the poor run of form has cast questions over Komphela's playing style.
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However, speaking at the post-match press conference after the Pirates' match, insisted that his side would get it right.
"Players must know how to play from the back and clearly you have to improve them through positioning, understanding which pass has to follow and knowing what to do when they are under pressure," Komphela said.
"There are teams that have players who are big and can hold up play but there are also teams that can't play long when you know you are going to give away possession.
"As soon as you go long, you are putting the ball into a competition because it's 50/50, and between a centre-back and an attacker who is smaller, who is going to win that ball?
"You look at what Sipho Sibiya did; every time Pirates came with long balls, he was winning them because he is a big boy. At Swallows, with the composition of our midfield [where] we did not have Andile Jali, Phalane Lantshene, Ntsako Makhubela, Daweron van Rhyn, you can't expect him to be winning second balls and fighting for the ball [in the air].
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Komphela also defended his laying style by citing the amount of goals conceded. Before the math against Pirates, Swallow had conceded just seven goals this season - the second least of any team in the DStv Premiership.
Only Mamelodi Sundowns had conceded less with three goals conceded.
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