Ertugral: We have stepped up

By Christopher Maqashu

Cape Town- Ajax Cape Town coach Muhsin Ertugral believes that his players have stepped up to the challenge on fighting for survival.

Urban Warriors find themselves in the relegation battle and laying second from bottom with 21 points with nine game to go.

Next Ajax will faces Golden Arrows who has dipped in form lately which has seen them sitting 13^th on the log and just two points ahead of the Cape side.  

A win for Ertugral’s side on Sunday will move them leapfrog Arrows into 13 place on the log.

Nonetheless the Turkish-born coach utters that even though his players are showing commitment in training, he would like them to show the same when facing opponents in competitive games.  

“What I can see at the moment they are stepping up another level and you can see and you can feel it,” Ertugral said.

“But this is training and the game it’s a different story and they need to put that in the field. We did that in the MDC game (Friendly with the MDC side) which I was practical happy about it during practices but yet again we not playing the MDC but we are playing against sides that’s are under pressure.

"We will see but for me I can see that we have stepped up,” he concluded.  

Ajax Cape Town game against Golden Arrows is schedule for Sunday afternoon at the Princess Magogo Stadium with kick-off at 15h30.