Asking About Njabulo Ngcobo's Absence Does Not Help Him, According to Stuart Baxter

• Njabulo Ngcobo was finally given a debut for Kaizer Chiefs but it could be because of the questions being asked
• Stuart Baxter says that the noise from the media and fans does not help the player at all when it comes to his form
• Brandon Petersen also had his debut for Kaizer Chiefs but it was not a great one after losing 1-4 to Royal AM at home

Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter says that the constant asking about Njabulo Ngcobo's absence from the starting lineup does not help the player at all. After leaving Ngcobo out, Baxter finally handed the former Swallows man a start.

Unfortunately, Ngcobo did not have a debut he would want to remember after Chiefs were hammered 4-1 by Royal AM. Baxter says that although the result did not go as they wanted, Ngcobo fit well into his plans.

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"I've been saying all along he's got to get used to his teammates, he's got to get used to the way we play, he's got to accommodate our build-up play with his own qualities," said Baxter according to a report by SowetanLIVE.

Brandon Petersen also had his debut on the day between the sticks and Baxter did not blame him for the four goals that were conceded. He said that it was not his goalkeeping that was the problem but the defense at large was the issue.

"I thought his distribution was good in the first half and his calmness was quite good but whenever he had to make a save, it was almost a last-ditched save," Baxter said as quoted by KickOff.

The coach highlighted that mistakes were made during the match but he did not want to shift blame onto the debutants. Their next encounter in the DStv Premiership will be against Marumo Gallants.

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Stuart Baxter expresses disappointment after Royal AM game

Briefly News previously reported that Kaizer Chiefs suffered a shock defeat to new PSL club Royal AM at home. Amakhosi lost 4-1 and it was a surprise for many who thought that they would dominate the match.

Head coach Stuart Baxter would obviously be disappointed with the result and spoke about it after the game. The match against Royal AM was a second consecutive DStv Premiership loss for Kaizer Chiefs.

Njabulo Ngcobo finally made an appearance for the Soweto club but it will definitely be a debut to forget for him.

"At the moment, we are making poor decisions. We played well, but have poor moments in a game where the complete performance is destroyed," said Baxter, according to News24.

Source: Briefly News