MIDFIELD is where Kaizer Chiefs have been unstoppable this season.

Reneilwe Letsholonyane, the main man in the middle of the park for the Premiership log leaders this season, backed this up yesterday when quizzed about the lack of goals from the strikers.

For "Yeye", you don't score 21 goals in 14 games and still worry about the forwards under-performing.

"It is the way we play in our midfield that allows everyone to contribute with goals," Letsholonyane said ahead of facing Platinum Stars - the only side to beat Amakhosi so far in a cup game - at the Peter Mokaba Stadium tonight.

"I honestly don't think we worry about who scores. We don't look further than our own training methods for answers. Our strikers have contributed a lot to the goals we have scored this season."

He is not spinning this out. On Saturday, in their schooling of arch-rivals Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium, midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the opener after being set up by Bernard Parker.

Then George Lebese came off the bench to produce a moment of brilliance - dribbling past Rooi Mahamutsa and crossing to find Siphelele Mthembu in the box for his first goal in Chiefs colours.

"I also started the season scoring regularly because my teammates were picking me out in those positions. To not be scoring now does not mean I am suddenly doing things differently.

"In our previous two matches against Wits and Pirates, I was one-on-one with a goalkeeper and my attempt was blocked, and my other effort hit the post."

Dikwena halted the Chiefs train in October in the quarterfinals of the Telkom Knockout through penalties. But Letsholonyane found it hard to give credit to the opposition when they were beaten following the lottery of penalties. "During normal time we had our chances.

"But we can't rest on our laurels because Stars are a good team capable of winning games," he said.

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