Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has insisted he is not worried over his job, despite mounting pressure following a series of poor results. The Glamour Boys have lost two consecutive matches against Sekhukhune United on the club’s 53rd birthday and were humiliated 4-0 by AmaZulu last Friday, leaving them 19 points behind league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.
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Speaking in a pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s clash against Sundowns, Zwane appealed for patience and referenced Arsenal as an example of sticking to the plan even in difficult times.
“To be honest I’m not worried because we have a plan as a club and a plan that needs to be executed,” he said. “If you look at for how many years we have been trying to hit the ground running? Did it work for the club? It did not work. Whether we like it or not, at the end of the day we have to do something, there’s many other teams we can make example of in Europe.”
“You go to Arsenal right now, why are they doing well? It’s because they had so much patience and belief in whoever they put in there and also giving the opportunity and space to try and work things out.”
The Soweto native coach went on to say that what’s important is the processes that have to be put in place to give Chiefs an identity and not to focus on individuals.
“At the end of the day, if you’re not gonna get it right, someone who’s gonna come-in in future will get a team that can easily grind results, why? Because there’ll be a way of playing, identity and whoever we want from outside, it’s easy, the system itself will profile that player,” he said.
“So the system will profile the players and coaches going forward. It’s not about Arthur Zwane. It’s not about individuals. It’s about the future of this club.”
“I’m not worried about myself losing my job because I knew that when I took over this job at some point I’m gonna have to give other people an opportunity,” he continued. “What I didn’t know was for how long I’m gonna be at this position. But at this present moment I’ve got a task that I have to fulfill and I’m doing exactly what the team has asked me to do.”
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has declared he is not worried over his job, despite mounting pressure following a series of poor results. With the Glamour Boys having lost two consecutive matches against Sekhukhune United and AmaZulu, as well as being 19 points behind league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, Zwane has appealed for patience and referenced Arsenal as an example of sticking to the plan even in difficult times.
Speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s clash against Sundowns, Zwane said: “To be honest I’m not worried because we have a plan as a club and a plan that needs to be executed. Did it work for the club? It did not work. Whether we like it or not, at the end of the day we have to do something, there’s many other teams we can make example of in Europe. You go to Arsenal right now, why are they doing well? It’s because they had so much patience and belief in whoever they put in there and also giving the opportunity and space to try and work things out.”
The Soweto native coach went on to say that what’s important is the processes that have to be put in place to give Chiefs an identity and not to focus on individuals. He also expressed his belief that he will not lose his job, stating: “I’m not worried about myself losing my job because I knew that when I took over this job at some point I’m gonna have to give other people an opportunity. What I didn’t know was for how long I’m gonna be at this position. But at this present moment I’ve got a task that I have to fulfill and I’m doing exactly what the team has asked me to do.”
