Kaizer Chiefs may have lost 3-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns at the weekend, but their head coach Steve Komphela passed a focus test.
This is because Amakhosi fans left the Loftus Stadium in big numbers after the team conceded the third goal in the 70th minute, but Komphela claims he didn't see the disappointed fans walk out.
Asked by Times Media how he felt about the fans' exit with about 20 minutes of regulation time remaining Komphela, as always, was in his element.
"Did they [leave]? Maybe my level of focus was somewhere. I must acknowledge that if you concentrate on things that are happening out there you won't see what's happening [in the field]. Have you seen the pyschological test that is conducted where the question is; did you see a gorilla? You can check that, [but] I will relate the story," Komphela responded.
"There is black and white shirts juggling the ball around and you count the number of bounces from the black team or white team. It is about focus. At the end of it they say you must tell us how many bounces were those and you focus, you count and count.
"They ask you; how many were they and you say 16. And then they say did you see a gorilla? What? They play it again and you see it. Focus," he said.
"I must apologise I focused somewhere else. You don't want to be destructed when you are a coach. We [are] facing immense pressure. Behind me is a guy from Sundowns screaming, talking, swearing and alongside me, is the fourth official and just on the line is the bench and the first assistant. You need to focus and maybe my level of focus was not directed to [the fans], which means I passed a test of focus because I was focused on the match. If it happened, it is a pity and there is nothing you can do about it. Maybe it is a message to us that we could have given them a better show," he explained.
In the end, Komphela suggested that he is focused on the positives rather than negatives.
"Those who look at things with the eye of wanting to see such will do so and those who look at things at wanting to see things will see things," Komphela concluded.
'Did you see a gorilla?'
Kaizer Chiefs may have lost 3-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns at the weekend, but their head coach Steve Komphela passed a focus test.
This is because Amakhosi fans left the Loftus Stadium in big numbers after the team conceded the third goal in the 70th minute, but Komphela claims he didn't see the disappointed fans walk out.
Asked by Times Media how he felt about the fans' exit with about 20 minutes of regulation time remaining Komphela, as always, was in his element.
"Did they [leave]? Maybe my level of focus was somewhere. I must acknowledge that if you concentrate on things that are happening out there you won't see what's happening [in the field]. Have you seen the pyschological test that is conducted where the question is; did you see a gorilla? You can check that, [but] I will relate the story," Komphela responded.
"There is black and white shirts juggling the ball around and you count the number of bounces from the black team or white team. It is about focus. At the end of it they say you must tell us how many bounces were those and you focus, you count and count.
"They ask you; how many were they and you say 16. And then they say did you see a gorilla? What? They play it again and you see it. Focus," he said.
"I must apologise I focused somewhere else. You don't want to be destructed when you are a coach. We [are] facing immense pressure. Behind me is a guy from Sundowns screaming, talking, swearing and alongside me, is the fourth official and just on the line is the bench and the first assistant. You need to focus and maybe my level of focus was not directed to [the fans], which means I passed a test of focus because I was focused on the match. If it happened, it is a pity and there is nothing you can do about it. Maybe it is a message to us that we could have given them a better show," he explained.
In the end, Komphela suggested that he is focused on the positives rather than negatives.
"Those who look at things with the eye of wanting to see such will do so and those who look at things at wanting to see things will see things," Komphela concluded.
Would you like to comment on this article?
Register (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Trending
Latest Videos