Barker seeking comforts of home to revive Stellenbosch FC's fortunes

STELLENBOSCH FC coach Steve Barker has called on his under-pressure team to produce “perseverance and resilience” in their upcoming two home Betway Premiership matches.

- ZAAHIER ADAMS

Stellies suffered a 2-1 defeat to AmaZulu on Wednesday evening - their third consecutive reversal including last weekend’s MTN8 Cup final loss to Orlando Pirates - and now find themselves languishing in 13th position on the League table.

Barker was hoping for his side to bounce back at the Princess Magogo Stadium, but instead a two-goal blitz from Usuthu’s Hendrick Eikstein sunk the Winelands club further into the quagmire.

The next challenge is Richards Bay, who are two places ahead of Stellies on the table, at the Danie Craven Stadium tomorrow followed by a head-on collision with another high-flying KwaZulu-Natal outfit Durban City on Wednesday.

“Yeah, look, I think the message is quite clear. You know, everybody, 14 other teams, ships were in the harbour on the weekend, all nice and safe,” Barker said.