Baxter lauds his players despite loss to Chiefs

SuperSport United coach Stuart Baxter took plenty positives from his club's loss to Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday, but in the end he said defeat had come as a heavy body blow.

"It was a strange but interesting exercise," he said of the reunion with his former club.

"I felt I had to be very professional because I had a lot of good times with the supporters and the [Chiefs] players.

"Both the [SuperSport] players and myself did a good job to keep ourselves focused on the game and not everything around the match.

"I understand Chiefs are pleased with the result. I would have been as well, especially after Sundowns had dropped points. It was important that they [Chiefs] did not drop points as well."

Baxter has managed only a single victory in his first four matches at SuperSport.

"I didn't have the pleasure of a pre-season and it is now very difficult with the games coming thick and fast. But in every game, they've shown improvement. We are difficult to beat and I think we are more efficient than before. I think we can count ourselves unlucky to have lost to Chiefs."

SuperSport United travel to Jomo Cosmos on Saturday and then take on Sundowns three days after.