Golden Arrows co-coach Vusimuzi Vilakazi says they went into the clash against Kaizer Chiefs with nothing to lose.
The KwaZulu-Natal side fought back on two occasions and secured a 3-2 win over the AmaKhosi, with Knox Mutizwa playing a starring role with a brace.
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Vilakazi says they always planned to go at Chiefs, but did call for an improvement on the defensive end.
"I think we knew this was going to be a difficult one. But our plan was that we want to go to them, we have nothing to lose but to get something out of this game," Vilakazi told SuperSport after game.
"I think we still need to improve in terms of our defensive structure. I think a lack of concentration is killing us here and there. If you look at the first goal, it was a throw-in.
"The players are not even facing- they took a quick one. So those critical moments we suffer a lot from them. But I think going to the second half we planned that we didn't want to stay back but take the game to Kaizer Chiefs.
"Because we saw a possibility of winning the game if we continue because we dominated and I think we were able to manage (Keagan) Dolly and the other one playing on the other side.
"Just to lock them because they are the ones with (Ashley) Du Preez who are cutting in and causing problems for us and they create a numerical advantage inside.
"So, we allowed our fullbacks to go inside with them and our wingers had to stay and deal with their fullbacks and I think we did much better in the second half in terms of making sure we keep the ball and be creative.
"Still, not one of the best in terms of being clinical in front of goal but we'll work on that. Other things cannot be rectified overnight, we need more repetition and we'll work on that," Vilakazi added.
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