Problems haunting Nasreddine Nabi's Kaizer Chiefs identified as ex-Mamelodi Sundowns coach blasts players - 'I don’t think they know the enormity and history of the club'

Kaizer Chiefs have failed to win their last three Premier Soccer League matches and have also been eliminated from the Carling Knockout.

That has seen the Soweto giants dropping in the PSL title race with 14 points fewer than log leaders Orlando Pirates who have, however, played seven games more.

Former Amakhosi captain Neil Tovey points out what he feels is affecting Nasreddine Nabi's side.

“There’s two aspects that I think are really important," said Tovey on the SoccerBeat podcast.

"Number one; the club has become a professional set-up. It’s gone from a successful playing club to an extremely successful marketing and media, and that whole situation around the club.

“But at the end of the day, you’re going to need football players that play the game and you need the product on the field and I think they have just let themselves down in that regard. They have not had the calibre of players that maybe the likes of a Sundowns have bought," added the former Mamelodi Sundowns co-head coach.

“I suppose it’s not always the best 11 on the field, but you’ve got to get them to play week in week out, and then again, there’s that hunger to put the jersey over the shoulder. 

“And not just to think that Chiefs is any small fry and that’s it’s just another club. I don’t think a lot of those players know the enormity and the history of the club.”

To highlight Chiefs' struggles, they have managed to score 12 goals in seven matches across all competitions while conceding 11 times.

Goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari has conceded goals in all their five PSL games which shows defensive frailties that have been haunting them in recent seasons.

The arrival of Nabi was expected to see the fixing of challenges that have been limiting their success for years now.

Chiefs will return to competitive action on November 27 by hosting Richards Bay.

The long break will allow them time to correct their mistakes and plot a comeback, especially after the humiliating 4-0 defeat by Mamelodi Sundowns in their last match.