Does Steve Komphela has an aura of David Moyes about him? Are there similarities between his and Moyes' journeys to the top job?
Both took over after successful stints at fashionable sides, both were highly regarded, both had never won a trophy as a coach, both took over after league winning campaigns from the previous managers. Both took over from highly respected coaches, great managers with great track records. Both inherited aging squads that had "won" it all.
Both squads had big characters, club legends whose effect on the playing field was waning. They may be from two different worlds but these two men's journeys are quite similar. The one is still hanging on but the other didn't last long.
Is the Chiefs job too big for Steve? You could argue Kaizer Chiefs has the same standing in South African football as Manchester United has in England. Were the two men the right appointments for the two respective clubs? We already have the answer for the latter, but will Steve Komphela survive long enough to break his trophy hoodoo? Recent signs are not good.
Closer introspection shows that Komphela and Moyes were two men who arrived at the right place at the wrong time. It might just be that Komphela needs to move on to a less reputable club like Moyes did. Chiefs might have been a step too far for him.
Do you think Komphela is following in David Moyes' footsteps?
*This article was written by a Soccer Laduma reader and reflects their opinion, not that of Soccer Laduma.
