Following Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung's remarks on rotation of coaches and the demands of the supporters, the club's former midfielder Ntokozo Sikhakhane has defended him, speaking exclusively to the Siya crew.
As Chiefs boss Dr. Kaizer Motaung was officially inducted into The South African Hall of Fame in Johannesburg last Thursday, Bobby answered to journalists about some of the latest developments at the Soweto giants.
Among the comments he made, Motaung answered to coaches about the rotation of coaches as well as the supporters who have been demanding better results.
"I don't know where the culture comes from of our supporters trying to, you know, zabalaza (rebel) at the stadium. It's a new culture and we don't understand. It requires patience, understanding and managing. Understanding their questions, their passion, their emotions and what they are going through. The game has changed today. There is betting, there's all these things. People are emotional. The economy is bad. They depend on certain things. They come to the stadium with hopes to enjoy and find hope to go home happy. When they are disappointed those emotions start what has been happening in the week. Our sport industry is to give hope and joy to our supporters. They want the three points. They don't care, 1-0 and they are happy," he said, in part, as quoted by TimesLive.
The Good
"Despite everything that has been going on for Chiefs, you can see that the club is trying, and they have been buying players to strengthen the team. Even with the changing of coaches, for me it is another way for the club to try to get things right. We do have players and it's just that results have not been coming and I can't tell what the problem is. It's like luck is not on the club's side. There have been games where the team played really well but did not score goals and conceded silly goals. Chiefs is known to be a team of luck but it seems now that all the luck is gone," said Sikhakhane.
The Bad
"I see what is happening at Chiefs but I really don't know what the problem is. I know that there are seasons where a team would be going through a rough patch but for Chiefs it's been going on for too long now," he added.
The Ugly
"About the changing of coaches, I don't think that's the main issue. The previous coach (Molefi Ntseki) was given a chance, and he had a pre-season with the team but the results were not coming. I just don't know where luck has gone for the team and it's not like they have been playing badly, no. But some of the players like (Keagan) Dolly are not performing to their best. For younger players like Mduduzi Shabalala and Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, they are feeling the pressure from the supporters. You can feel for them that at times it seems like pressure is too much for them and they struggle to even control the ball and basics like that," Sikhakhane concluded.
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