Chiefs look out for good - but cheap - strikers

Kaizer Chiefs are to sign goal-scorers in the January transfer window, coach Steve Komphela has said.

But, from what Komphela is saying, Amakhosi fans impatient for success and trophies after two-and-a-half barren seasons should not expect the club to buck their recent frugal trend and sign big.

Komphela also said he expected the players he had to find consistency to improve Chiefs' fortunes.

The coach was asked what sort of players Amakhosi might be in the market for and he said: "I think we need to win matches.

"And looking at where we are, we just need to score goals.

"And before you fix anything you look at what it is that you are sitting on. Can you generate and score goals from the ones (players) you have?

"Because you're also not guaranteed you will get a player through a transfer window '[who] will hit the mark. There are issues of adaptation, integration and a whole lot of factors.

"But just winning matches and being consistent in goal-scoring will assist you.

"If you look at our top goal-scorer currently or which player hits the net consistently, we are still struggling in that regard.

"And individual performances and players' inconsistency then go into the team's performances and inconsistencies. So, for teams to be consistent individuals must be consistent.

"Without saying: 'Now the coach is putting blame on the players.'

"Because the interpretation, my context, for me, would be: 'Steve says because the teams are not consistent, then players are not consistent.'

"No, I'm just trying to speak to the rationale that teams are made by players. So, when you get it from players, teams are going to have it."

Chiefs have been heavily linked to Mamelodi Sundowns' surplus Colombian striker Leonardo Castro.

Asked if he would be interested in a player like Castro, Komphela would not reveal much.

"I wouldn't speak of players of other teams because what I say here is going to come out as gospel. I wouldn't," Komphela said.