"We have to go back to the drawing board" - Durban City's Pitso Dladla reflects on Stellies draw

"We have to go back to the drawing board" - Durban City's Pitso Dladla reflects on Stellies draw

Both sides shared the spoils with neither side able to find the back of the net at Chatsworth Stadium on Friday night.

The result left City in contention for a top-eight place, in seventh on the standings with two games to play. Stellies are down in 10th, five points afrift of their recent oppnents.

Reflecting on the game, a downbeat Dladla said on IOL: "They were really organised defensively and hard to break down. They got really physical as well.

"I think we were a bit anxious and wasn't calm inside the box. We created a lot of chances inside their box but we never took those.

"Honestly, that is something we need to work on as a team. We going to have to go back to the drawing board and spend a lot of time there.

"Defensively, I think we are one of the best teams but upfront we need to find some alignment.

"We are a team that should have won by at least 1-0 because of how well we defended but moving forward we have to work with our forwards during training," said the head coach.

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