Kaizer Chiefs coach Giovanni Solinas believes his side lost their concentration after throwing away a two-goal lead against Bloemfontein Celtic.

The Glamour Boys surrendered a two-goal lead in the last 15 minutes of the game to record a 2-2 draw against Steve Komphela’s men on his return to Chiefs on Wednesday evening.

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Amakhosi have now stretched their winless run in the Absa Premiership to five games and find themselves in 13th place in the league standings, and Solinas believes that his side needs to improve defensively after conceding two ‘stupid’ goals.

‘We played very well; we had the game under control. We switched off, lost concentration and we conceded two stupid goals. It’s a pity because we lost two points,’ Solinas told SuperSport TV after the game.

‘I’m a little bit [disappointed] because we were leading 2-0 and had the game in our pocket. We had every situation under control. Celtic did not create any chances. They were not dangerous. We lost the mentality. We were soft defensively. We need to improve our defensive job.’

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The Italian mentor added that a change in mentality is needed, but he insists that his side need time to adapt to his coaching philosophy.

‘In football, to change the mentality, you need time. It’s not possible to change [the mentality] overnight. So we need the time, the training sessions to fix the mistakes. We work hard,’ he added.

Solinas says he is concerned by Amakhosi’s position on the Absa Premiership standings, but insists he’ll shift his focus to their upcoming MTN8 semi-final second leg on Saturday.

‘We need to focus on the next game, this game is gone. [On] Saturday, we have a very important game for us,’ he added.

‘The position in the league is not good for a big club like Kaizer Chiefs. We need to improve because this position is not for Kaizer Chiefs.’

Kaizer Chiefs against SuperSport United kicks off at 3pm on Saturday.