Preview - Baxter
Preview - Baxter

Posted in News on Aug 23, 2014.

According to Coach Baxter the talk in his camp is very loud and clear, the score will be 0 - 0 at the first whistle on Sunday afternoon. Baxter was in his usual focus element after taking his charges through the prematch practice on Saturday.



"We have talked about the aggregate lead during the preparations, and we have made it clear to everybody that we will enter the pitch at 15:00 on Sunday with a new ball game and 0-0 scoreline at first whistle," said Baxter.



Last weekend’s MTN8 semifinal, first leg, was the first time the two sides had met in the MTN8 history. Stars visit the FNB Stadium as the defending champions.



We are seeking some early silverware having followed up our ‘Double’ winning Reclaiming the Glory campaign in 2012/13 by going trophyless last season.



The preparations?



"We have been working hard in our preparations despite the back to back of games in August schedule. We are ready to compete in order to advance to the finals. In a game of football there's no such thing as miracles, the one who scores the most goals will be the winner, so we have to do so to be the winners," said Baxter.



We are the most successful club in South African soccer history and have 14 MTN8 titles in our trophy cabinet.



The last time we appeared in the MTN8 final was in 2011 when we lost to Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates.



In overall head-to-head we have 11 to their six wins and nine matches drawn between us.



The personnel?



"We have Parker and 'Shabba' back in full training and they will be available for selection on Sunday. As for the rest of the lads it's a matter of monitoring constantly until we finalise our starting line up," said Baxter with supreme confidence.



We are calling the Amakhosi to come to the stadium, to create the vibe and inspire the Glamour Boys for greatness. Tickets for the game are still available at R80 and R40 at Computicket and Shoprite/Checkers outlets nationwide.

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