Maritzburg United coach Eric Tinkler feels crowd pressure could have led to his players missing penalty kicks in their Premier Soccer League (PSL) games including during last weekend’s 1-1 draw with leaders Kaizer Chiefs.
Although Maritzburg managed to halt Chiefs’ trailblazing run of eight consecutive league wins following the draw, midfielder Daylon Claasen missed a second half spot-kick that could have handed Tinkler’s men victory.
Maritzburg navigated their way into the Telkom Knockout final by eliminating Bidvest Wits and Highlands Park via penalty shootouts, but they have carved themselves a reputation of being poor penalty takers in league games.