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DAR ES SALAAM:<\/strong> <\/span>YOUNG Africans<\/a> Head Coach Manqoba Mngqithi has hailed his side\u2019s convincing victory over JKT Tanzania but insists the team remains a work in progress, with significant room for improvement despite another strong attacking display and a clean sheet.<\/p>\n

Manqoba made the reaction following his side won 4-0 at KMC Complex in Dar es Salaam on Monday. He told reporters that his side still need to improve their control of matches and make better use of the spaces available to them, but was encouraged by the variety in which they are finding the net.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still a team that is a work in progress,\u201d Manqoba said, stressing that considerable structural work remains.<\/p>\n

He was particularly pleased that Yanga did not concede, but believes the team should have scored more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate the fact that today we did not concede, but I believe we still deserve to score a little bit more than what we are scoring,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Manqoba also explained why Yanga did not continue pushing aggressively for more goals after building a four-goal advantage.<\/p>\n

He said there was little value in exhausting the players when JKT were reluctant to come forward, particularly with another match approaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a game of football. We also don\u2019t want to kill our legs. There\u2019s also the next match coming,\u201d Manqoba said.<\/p>\n

The coach explained that when opponents sit deep and refuse to engage, Yanga can afford to be patient rather than forcing the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the opponents are not interested in coming to the ball, and you are already four goals up, you don\u2019t have to rush,\u201d he said. \u201cWait for them, when they come, then you go for the space behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manqoba said managing the game in such circumstances is also part of ensuring the squad remains physically ready for the demanding schedule ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they don\u2019t come, you try to kill the game slowly, slowly, slowly because there are many games and they are coming thick and fast,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He warned that chasing an even bigger scoreline at the expense of the players\u2019 energy could prove costly in subsequent fixtures.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does not help to rush to score 10 goals and you don\u2019t have the legs for the next match,\u201d Manqoba said, adding that Yanga need to be strong again and understand what will be required of them in their next game.<\/p>\n

For JKT coach Ahmad Ally, the heavy defeat largely resulted from a failure to maintain concentration after a promising start.<\/p>\n

Ally said JKT had prepared specifically for the challenge of facing a stronger Yanga side and believed the plan was working during the opening stages.<\/p>\n

He said the team performed well until around the 28th minute, when the first goal changed the momentum of the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a plan to see how we could play against a team that is better like Yanga,\u201d Ally said.<\/p>\n

He said the side had intended to play in controlled periods, effectively managing the game in blocks of around 20 minutes while adapting to the quality of the opposition.<\/p>\n

However, Ally said the second 20-minute period brought too many mistakes, leaving JKT three goals down by half-time.<\/p>\n

He accepted that the performance provided lessons for both himself and his players, saying he still has time to improve the team\u2019s response to difficult moments.<\/p>\n

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The JKT coach said the defeat therefore provides further \u201chomework\u201d for him as a coach, particularly in improving his players\u2019 behaviour and decision-making when key moments arise.<\/p>\n

He said JKT must learn to reduce the damaging moments in matches and develop better habits that can translate into improved performances and, ultimately, better results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

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