What is Kaizer Chiefs' preferred way of playing? Ernst Middendorp, the Amakhosi coach, may have provided an answer with his latest remarks.
"Modern-day football requires flexibility," the German said on the club's official website and used the recent clash against arch-rivals Orlando Pirates in the Absa Premiership back in February to support his argument.
"Remember, in the Soweto Derby we played Reeve Frosler on the left and many people got a shock, despite not knowing that we wanted him to give us variation and different options. We work with the players to be flexible, and the team as a whole must also be flexible."
As a result of his methods, the Glamour Boys have been log leaders for much of the 2019/20 season, which was halted by the Coronavirus pandemic in mid-March.
With eight games remaining, Amakhosi will be hoping they continue where they left off should the league resume in the coming weeks and clinch a first league title since 2015.
"I rate flexibility highly with the players, the ability to adapt to different roles and circumstances. Because of all these discussions with the team and seeing how the guys pick it up, we believe that we are on course to achieve the goals we have set for ourselves," said Middendorp, who has come under fire for being one-dimensional this season – but it's done the job up to now.
