Stellenbosch coach Gavin Hunt said the relentless rhythm of football means there was little time for his players to celebrate their away success in the Carling Knockout Cup on Wednesday, before moving onto the next assignment.
“Football is about moments, and we can enjoy the win for half an hour but then we have move on because we’ve got a game on Saturday,” said Hunt after they beat Durban City 2-0 at the Chatsworth Stadium.
“I have to think about ‘can I put a team out there?’ We are struggling with injuries, and I had to take off players. We’ll have to use our squad and try and take it from there.”
Stellenbosch will be returning to the Danie Craven Stadium for a match-up against Chippa United. It will be their first game at their home venue this season.
“I thought the guys we brought on (against Durban City) were excellent. Chumani (Butsaka), (Raoul) Daniels and Kazeem (Adeyanju) were really good and made the sort of impact who want from players that you bring on,” the coach added.
Stellenbosch won 2-0 with two late goals from Sinoxolo Kwayiba, the first set up by their new Nigerian left wing Kazeem on the counter attack.
After the match, Stellenbosch were drawn against AmaZulu in the quarterfinal but Hunt said he would not give that fixture any thought until after the weekend’s clash against Chippa. “We won’t have much time to train before we go again,” he told reporters.
“If we win, we can jump ourselves onto the top half of the league, but Chippa are obviously a good side so it’s not going to be easy.”
Going back to the Danie Craven Stadium will add pressure to his side, Hunt insisted. “It puts you under pressure doesn’t it because everyone expects you to win.”