Hunt: Slow down, please

Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt believes local players could be more effective especially in the final third if they weren't rushing their play.

Hunt argues that players, more often than not, miss the easy chances in front of goal because the game is played at "100 miles" an hour compared to other parts of the world like Europe.

"The game is too fast in South Africa. It is far too fast, that's why the biggest problem in South Africa is the change of possession [from one team to another]. Teams lose possession far too easy because the game is too fast and there is too much running," Hunt argued.

"The players must slow down a bit and there should be a much more measured approach with the passing or whatever it is. South African football goes at 100 miles an hour, so it is something we need to work on from grassroots level; keeping possession of the ball and being more patient. We certainly were patient in the 70s and 80s - the game was much more measured than it is now."

Hunt added: "In Europe, the ball is faster than the players and in South Africa, the players are faster than the ball!"

The 51-year-old has been a coach from 1995 from his days at Seven Stars to his current position at Wits. He holds a Uefa A Licence.