A double dose of derby action awaits the Mother City on Saturday, with crunch encounters scheduled for both Athlone Stadium and Parow Park.
The playing field could well be level at Athlone when second-placed Cape Town All Stars and second-from-bottom Santos lock horns in what may be dubbed the Athlone Tenants’ derby, with the venue serving as a home for both clubs.
The encounter sees Dan Malesela's All Stars looking to get back to winning ways after last weekend’s defeat against Milano United.
“It’s not like we played horribly, but we conceded goals, Santos might try to employ the same tactics, sit back and wait for the counter. We will be working on ways to break tight defences, which will result in us finding the goals,” Coach Dan revealed to the Daily Voice.
The Santos coaching staff will be focussing on getting the players’ confidence levels up after failing to secure a win in five matches played.
"Psychologically we will have to work on our players’ mind-sets, their heads are dropping especially due to the manner in which we’ve been conceding. However at the end of the day I believe we have what it takes to compete against All Stars," said Santos assistant manager Keith America.
Meanwhile there will be no room for neighbourly love as Vasco Da Gama host winless FC Cape Town at Parow Park, with Vasco coach Tony De Nobrega confessing a tough encounter awaits his side even after their confidence boosting win against Thanda Royal Zulu last weekend.
"It doesn’t matter who’s on form leading into the derby, the match is always even and you need to work real hard to get three points against them,” De Nobrega confessed.
Also on Saturday, Milano United travel to KZN to take on Thanda. All matches kick off at 3.30pm
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