Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp believes there is still a lot of room for improvement, despite his side claiming a third successive victory.

The Glamour Boys collected yet another three points in the Absa Premiership after a 2-0 victory over Golden Arrows at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday, through a first-half penalty from Daniel Cardoso and an own goal from Nkosinathi Sibisi.

The win moved the Soweto giants five points clear of second-placed Bidvest Wits at the top of the league standings, but Middendorp feels they can improve on their recent form.

‘Just to mention it, I think in the PSL Kaizer Chiefs was not able to lately in the history to win against Baroka, we did it. Now Golden Arrows is a very difficult opponent, they always have something to deliver, [on a] counter very good,’ Middendorp told SuperSport TV after the game.

‘We planned it, we discussed it, what’s important we saw they had two games [in a week] and in third game both teams will have an issue with the energy. You have to show a bit of a grown-up.

‘There’s a lot of space for improvement on our side, we know it. In the last ten minutes, the lack of understanding [with] Khama [Billiat] and Lazarous [Kambole], the movement, the run – still not knowing what to do, where to go, which way I have to serve to assist the teammate but it’s absolutely normal, still the beginning of the season.

‘The injuries is not a big deal so far, if we [were] playing on Sunday Reeve Frosler would have been available, George Maluleka would have been available, [Siphosakhe] Ntiya-Nyiya would have been available, Kgotso Moleko would have been available.

‘At this moment we don’t want to take a risk, really give them the time to recover and that’s it. The beginning of the week next Monday, each and everybody, Samir Nurkovic [included] will be in and we prepare for the next game that is coming in.’