He told Monitor Sport from Johannesburg on Saturday morning that the rich vein of form does not mean the club is on the spot. He expressed confidence that he will guide the club to the final.
"Without undermining other sides, I think chances are there taking into consideration that either Sundowns or Kaizer Chiefs will be out on Monday," he said. He dismissed criticism that his side is not playing beautiful football. Some critics have said Santos play kick and hop football. "People do not understand our play. We minimise our short passes. If we were like they are saying, we would not be winning," he said. Bright said that in the opening half, they anticipated that Swallows would come strongly at them, hence their defensive approach. "That is why we used Musa (Otieno) in the midfield. In the second half, we changed and introduced Romano Scott," he said. Bright said despite the rich vein of form, they are under no pressure. He paid tribute to Batswana who have been behind him and said he would not disappoint them. Santos is the first side to reach the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup. They put up a brave fight to come from behind and beat Moroka Swallows 3-1 in an entertaining clash at Germinston Stadium on Friday night.
