Arrows take aim at the PSL

05 May 2015 - 09:55 By MARK GLEESON

Newly promoted Lamontville Golden Arrows must immediately begin preparations for their return to the Premier Soccer League, but they must also be careful not to over-reach themselves, coach Shaun Bartlett has warned. "We've got to start right now. We need to help the young players, to guide them through the whole process," he said after the club secured promotion from the National First Division with one match left of their season."It is for the club to now make sure to consolidate and not try to over-achieve by going for things that we are not ready for. We have to add the right players who fit into the mould and what the club is trying to do for the future."Bartlett has seen his side through to a comfortable triumph at the top of the standings and on Sunday they extended their unbeaten run to 15 games, thanks to a late equaliser at home to Cape Town All Stars.The 1-1 draw at the Chatsworth Stadium was enough to see Arrows clinch the title."It's never easy to bounce back after one season of rebuilding the whole team, and obviously more so with me being an inexperienced coach."It was a challenging season but, with the support I had, it all contributed to the success we got."Relegation at the end of last season was the opportunity to rebuild a new team with things I wanted to instil into the team - and the results have shown over the past season that the philosophy we implemented brought consistency that would make any coach happy."When we started the season not many people gave me a chance, but I've always had the confidence in my own ability," said the former Bafana Bafana captain...

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