Kaizer Jnr on Zwane: Negotiating a Tricky Situation

KAIZER CHIEFS

Saturday was a day of reflection for Kaizer Chiefs, as they dropped
points at home to Golden Arrows the day before. With the Soweto Derby
against Orlando Pirates looming, sporting director Kaizer Motaung Jnr
threw his weight behind head coach Arthur Zwane.

Amakhosi have been struggling to gain traction in the DSTV Premiership,
sitting on 28 points after 20 matches. Their defensive record is the worst
in the top eight, having conceded 24 goals, and they share the record of
the most defeats (eight) with Cape Town City in the top half of the
standings.

On Monday, during a Soweto Derby press conference held at Vodacom World in
Midrand, Johannesburg, Motaung Jnr spoke about the situation at the club
and gave his backing to the coach.

“We are not happy with having lost eight games. We are a big team and
success is demanded. There are so many games where we think ‘how did we
not come away with full points in that game?’ We’ve created an immense
amount of chances this season. We haven’t taken them and we have conceded
a lot of goals. Football can be a very simple game. You’ve got to score to
win and close the back door. It’s clear for the technical staff the areas
they need to work on and I think it’s for our side as management to work
on the areas we see fit and where we can contribute to help,” Motaung Jnr
said.

“From our board of directors and chairman (Kaizer Motaung), we are fully
behind the coach. Our job is to provide as much infrastructure and and
support as we can. It’s a tricky one for him too because we are facing
Pirates, for example. They are three points ahead of us, we’ve drawn the
same amount of games. I think they have one (win) more than us. We’ve
scored maybe one more goal. It’s fine margins and it’s fine margins also
in perceptions. At the moment in time, the most important thing is a lot
of calmness and support. That’s what important for the technical staff and
players because at the end of the day, emotions and perceptions can be
misleading. We need to make sure that everyone can be objective as
possible. We ask that we support the technical staff and players because
at the end of the day, our situation can be changed in a game or two. We
want to focus on moving forward and rectifying the situation.”

Kaizer Chiefs’ sporting director Kaizer Motaung Jnr has come out publicly
to back head coach Arthur Zwane ahead of their upcoming Soweto Derby
against Orlando Pirates. Motaung Jnr expressed his desire to provide the
technical staff and players with the necessary support and infrastructure
to help rectify their current situation.

“We are not happy with having lost eight games. We are a big team and
success is demanded,” Motaung Jnr said. “At the moment in time, the most
important thing is a lot of calmness and support. That’s what important
for the technical staff and players because at the end of the day,
emotions and perceptions can be misleading. We need to make sure that
everyone can be objective as possible.”

With management coming out to back Zwane, the coach might feel some weight
being lifted off him, especially with the Soweto Derby against Orlando
Pirates coming up this weekend.