Friday, marked the return of Gavin Hunt to SuperSport United after nine years, with the Tshwane giants currently sitting in second place on the DStv Premiership standings. Hunt is renowned for having previously won the league with the Spartans on three consecutive occasions from the 2007/08 to 2009/10 seasons, and his latest achievement being with Bidvest Wits in the 2016/17 season, leading to many dubbing him as the coach who can finally end Mamelodi Sundowns’ dominance.
The 58-year-old Cape Town-born mentor has led the Spartans to eight wins and three draws from their 15 matches this season, leaving them 10 points behind the Brazilians going into the second half of the season. However, Hunt has played down the talks about SuperSport being the title contenders this season.
“I tell the players straight every day that ‘You are not god enough to win the league.’ They laugh at me, and they prove me wrong every day. I know what wins the league and I know what doesn’t win the league. When I came here the first time, when I walked through the door, I said we will win the league. They said I was joking, and I said we will win the league, this team is a great team,” said Hunt, speaking to journalists recently.
“I know many players here; we need one or two and we will be competitive and that’s the most important thing. Let’s get to 30 points, get to 40 and let’s see where we go,” the coach said.
Meanwhile, Hunt will be watching with interest as Downs will be playing Chippa United at Loftus Versfeld Stadium this evening as part of his planning for their fixture scheduled for next Monday..
