Preview - Baxter
Preview - Baxter

Posted in News on Aug 18, 2014.



The Glamour boys will take a four-match winning streak into their first league game at home on Tuesday night against the unpredictable Bloemfontein Celtic. Chiefs take on Celtic under the FNB Stadium floodlights in the Absa Premiership, the third league game of the season.



The Glamour Boys have bagged six points in their two opening league fixtures. The other two wins came from the MTN 8 Cup.



Celtic have already collected two points from their two opening fixtures and will be looking to stop the Amakhosi in their winning trail.



Coach Baxter looked ahead of the tantalising fixture with clear intention to keep the momentum. He said,



"Celtic are probably disappointed with their start. They play better than their points show. They will be coming at us hoping to cause an upset. They are a good side and they would love to start winning," said Baxter.



In head-to-head stats, Chiefs and Celtic have met 20 times since 2005, with Amakhosi winning 11 compared to only two of Celtic while seven games ended in draws.



"We have our ambitions as well. We want to keep the momentum and also protect our territory. We are looking forward to a good game of football on Tuesday night. It is going to be tough but we are ready," commented Baxter.



Chiefs will go into the game with a psychological edge over their visitors following the home ground advantage and early season form.



Celtic last beat Chiefs in September of 2009 and since then, there have been five draws and five wins for Chiefs.



About his personnel?



"The injured players are progressing well and will soon be joining the rest of the guys in full training. They have already started working with the ball, we are happy and looking forward to have a full squad soon."



"'Shabba' and Parker are back in training and they will be getting back to full training soon. Rusike is also getting better each day. We will have a nice headache in the next few weeks with all the lads fully fit," said a visibly happy Baxter.



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