Amazulu wary of unpredictable Swallows
AMAZULU will take their positive start to the new season to Dobsonville Stadium when they battle Swallows FC this evening.
A new look Usuthu side have begun their season in impressive fashion, registering seven out of nine available points in their opening three games.
The most pleasing sight for the Durban team is how well their new signings have done. Gabadinho Mhango and Chidi Kwem have already opened their goalscoring accounts this season, while George Maluleka has added the necessary guile and gloss in midfield.
The 32-year-old former Kaizer
Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder revealed his joy at his team’s preparation, but warned that their next opponents are unpredictable.
“Our preparations are going very well, so far so good but obviously we’re trying to stay focused so we can come back with the three points,” Maluleka told the club’s media department.
“Swallows are always a surprise package and you never know what you’re gonna get on the day. They’ve done okay so far if I’m being honest, we saw them go 2-0 up in the first half against Cape Town City so that means we have to be very wary of them because they can score goals.
“But I think we should pay the most focus on our game and performing well,
because if we can play to the best of our abilities then we’re definitely gonna
come up with a positive result away from home.”
Amazulu, although they haven’t completely dominated this fixture in the past, do have a great record against Swallows having not lost to the Soweto giants in their last four encounters, managing two draws, and are yet to concede a goal against them since their return to the Premiership.
Coach Brandon Truter’s men have displayed great resilience and character over the last few games as they’ve had to fight back from a goal down against Supersport United and Cape Town City, a trait that should aid their course as they look to keep their good form going and retain a place in the top four of the league.
A familiar element in all teams coached by Truter in the past, is their ability to use defensive resilience as a building block for churning out positive results and Amazulu will look to put to an end the habit of conceding first-half goals.