Swallows’ poor decision-making spirals out of control as Galaxy prevail in ‘Battle of the Basement’

Cape Town — Swallows are proving to be their own worst enemy as their decision-making by the players have let the side down badly.

That is the view of Swallows coach Dylan Kerr after his relegation-haunted side went down 1-0 to fellow strugglers TS Galaxy in the 'Battle of the Basement' clash at the Dobsonville Stadium on Saturday evening.

Despite enjoying a 56% possession advantage, Swallows had a superior 13-8 count for shots at goal, but none were on target. Swallows also failed to capitalize on a numerical advantage after Galaxy defender Ebrahim Seedat was red-carded 19 minutes before time.

Kerr, the Maltese-born coach of Swallows said poor option taking was at the heart of the team's dreadful decision-making in the striking zone.

“Football is about decisions, and I have to make decisions when I pick the team," said Kerr after the game. "I pick the team on what I have seen in the previous game and at training in the week.

"We took the game to TS Galaxy from the start, and I thought we played some good football. Our energy levels were fantastic.

“When I picked the team, we had to make an enforced change because of injured captain Cheeseboy (Lebohang Mokoena) and we replaced him.

“When I am not on the football field, the decisions have got to be made correctly by the players. I think every time we went forward, every time we go into the opposition territory, especially around the box, our decision-making was terrible.

“I mean, right at the end there, we put the ball in the box You do not try to flick a ball through, you pass it.

" Monnapule (Saleng) gets the ball, and he needs to pass the ball wide. He needs to sort of take it down and then try to create something, but he tries to play a wonder volley into the box.

“We