Cape Town City coach Eric Tinkler has warned his manne to be wary of a sucker punch from Kaizer Chiefs in Tuesday’s 7.30pm PSL clash at FNB Stadium.
City go into the showdown against Amakhosi having lost their MTN8 quarterfinal earlier this season 2-1 due to an Ashley du Preez counter and a late goal from Edson Castillo.
But buoyed by a 3-1 iKapa derby win over Cape Town Spurs, in which they found back from conceding an Ashley Cupido opener from a lightning-quick raid, Tinkler is confident his ninth-placed side can leapfrog sixth-placed Chiefs who they trail nine points to 10.
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Tinkler says: “Teams who play against us on the counter tend to hurt us, but we have gotten better at defending against that
“[Chiefs] are slightly different now from when we played them in the beginning of the season - they have more structure, more organisation.
“Defensively, they have frailties that we obviously need to explore… we need to use that to our benefit.”