Despite picking up three points Kaizer Chiefs head coach Ernst Middendorp slammed his side for their poor defending in the first half against Bloemfontein Celtic.

The Soweto giants walked away 5-3 winners over Phunya Sele Sele on Saturday evening after having to fight back from behind three times in the encounter.

The openness of the game may have been entertaining for the fans but Middendorp was not impressed with his side’s attitude in the first stanza.

‘Entertaining game, I think the number of goals is good for supporters, there’s no doubt about it. First-half I think we had a huge attitude issue, not really in the game, we didn’t want to move like we should, could be,’ Middendorp told SuperSport TV.

‘Like we have done to get this position we’re in at the moment. Much better in the second-half, I think in the end fully deserved three points for us and it’s good for us.’

‘I would not say it’s under-12, then I would insult the under-12 defensive work. I don’t know what’s below, if there’s an under-8 or an under-7, mean really, national team players and there’s nothing to blame, as I said it’s not the quality, it’s just the attitude,” he continued.

‘Where we’re sitting now we think we can do less, we cannot. We have to fight each and every team first on the ground and then we can score and celebrate. But if you go into a game and you want to just do a little bit of a Prima donna, there’s no chance to win a game in this league.’

‘Believe me I have my way to talk to the team about it. I think obviously it was necessary today, I trust them and I believe they have a lot of quality, everybody in the squad has a fantastic attitude, good thank God we were able to correct it,’ he concluded.