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Cape Town - Kaizer Chiefs defender Morgan Gould admits that Platinum Stars have “earned their stripes” and will be tough to crack when the sides meet in the Telkom Knockout quarter-finals.
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AmaKhosi have won 12 consecutive games in all competitions and Gould reveals that this season is all about the fans happiness.
“The supporters pay a lot of money to come to the games. We want to give them something to smile about,” said Gould to the club’s website.
Chiefs played Platinum Stars three times in the Absa Premiership league and MTN 8 back to back in August.
“We are playing against Platinum Stars again. It is always a tough game when we play against Stars. It's like a derby match. We just need to do our job.”
Chiefs beat Platinum Stars in all three back to back games this season, and Gould expressed his happiness with the draw.
“We are very happy for the draw. Stars are the defending champions and have earned their stripes,” said the 31-year-old.
“Stars will come to us looking at rectifying their mistakes. They will watch the videos and come to us with more information than in the previous games. We will be ready to fight and defend our territory as we will be playing at home.”
The defender added: “The mood in the camp is very high. We are working hard to achieve things this season. I am just happy for the team as a whole, we are doing so well and we plan to keep it up,” he said.
Chiefs and Dikwena will battle it out for the passage to the Last 8 during the weekend of 25-26 October 2014. The dates and venues will be confirmed in due course.
