Beganovic demands more as TS Galaxy extend home winning record

TS Galaxy coach Adnan Beganovic says his team is eager for even more success as they aim to end the year inside the top eight.

The Rockets recorded their fourth straight victory at Mbombela Stadium with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Golden Arrows, moving them up to sixth place with 19 points collected from the 12 matches they have played this season.

Beganovic and his chargers not only extended their impressive run of form but also handed Manqoba Mngqithi and his side their third defeat in four games.

Attention will now turn to their next challenge against Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday (18:00 kickoff), a potential tie-breaker with both teams sitting level on 19 points from 12 fixtures.

Although their home form has been impressive, the Galaxy coach will approach the upcoming clash mindful that their performances away from home have been far less reliable. They have suffered three defeats in their last five away matches, picked up just one draw, and their only victory on the road came in a 3-1 win over Orbit College in August.

Beganovic drew a lot of confidence from his side’s victory over Abafana Bes’thende and expressed satisfaction with the progress they have made with help from the Fifa break.

“It was a difficult game, Arrows is always a tough opponent and they play on transition and its so difficult to defend against them. Beganovic told Supersport TV.

“We know every team, and we prepare for every team, we are still hungry for points and we want to improve more and more with every game. We used the Fifa break to prepare our team to look physically good to run for the 90 minutes.”

The Bosnian mentor added that he has been putting in steady work to bring his team to a unified level, ensuring every player meets the required standard so that performance levels remain consistent on match days.

With the season set for another lengthy break soon, the 42-year-old coach outlined a few goals for his side to ensure they finish the year strongly, especially after their difficulties with the Fifa ban and the struggles they faced at the start of the season.

“We had some injuries but we sorted everything out, we want every players on par, and I want to see the same attitude, fight and desire for winning from every player.

“We are still on 19 points and we still have two games to play, its our goal to stay in the top eight, I want to give credit to players and how we are growing together.” he concluded.