Kaizer Chiefs have been struggling for form in both the Premiership and
the MTN8 since the start of the season, when they brought in new coach
Molefi Ntseki. Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard have been appointed as his
assistants, but former Amakhosi midfielder Josta Dladla believes the
players should take some of the responsibility for the team’s poor form.
In an exclusive interview with PSLSA, Dladla said, “The coach can only do
so much. Then the players should take over on the field of play. Yes, I
haven’t played under coach Ntseki but I believe he is doing his best to
see the team do well. The inconsistency has continued from last season
where we could not concede but also not score.”
The 44-year-old Soweto native added that the coach knew the pressure that
comes with coaching Chiefs when he accepted the job. “It’s true the coach
was aware of the pressure that comes with coaching Chiefs. At the time he
accepted to be the head coach but the players should be there to help him
because if the team doesn’t do well and the supporters are frustrated then
it’s the coach who becomes the victim of the violence from the
supporters.”
Dladla believes that the players can help the team by raising their game,
saying, “The legends who played before us set the bar too high for all of
us to maintain it and players have to work hard to do that. If the players
can pull up their socks then those situations could be avoided because the
results will be good.”
