CUT's football team has made peace with the fact that reaching semi-finals of the 2024 Varsity Football is out of reach and this will help with the pressure in their young and inexperienced squad. The Bloemfontein side are currently bottom of the log with two games to play before the play-offs.
CUT have a couple of games left in the competition, and while they realise that making the knockout rounds is a bridge too far, they can build on their experience against TUT and UFS, and even lift themselves off the bottom of the log with a few good performances.
Midfielder Pogisho Dikole, who is one of just three senior players in the squad and has enjoyed a few good performances himself, said their lack of experience is a reason for the string of poor results, but the only way to gain it is through playing.
“This year we've got the smallest squad ever and a lot of youngsters,” said Pogisho Dokole.
“Last year we didn't do well because we were playing as individuals, while this season we are lacking in experience. These guys are young, but I'm sure that they will improve and hopefully they will get better going forward. Experience is the big difference between the team we had last year and now.
“Secondly, we're starting off the games on the back foot, I don't know why, but the opposition comes straight at us. Starting on the back foot doesn't work for us and we need to be more aggressive from the get-go.”
Dokole added that the competition is not done-and-dusted yet, and they want to end on a high.
“Having said that, I still believe in my team and I'm sure we will get a win. We don't have to get into the top four, but we can improve on our log position.”
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