Cape Town Spurs have parted ways with head coach Shaun Bartlett after the
club’s 3-1 loss to local rivals Cape Town City in the Ikapa derby on
Saturday. The Urban Warriors have now lost seven consecutive games since
the start of the season.
Following the defeat, Bartlett spoke of the club’s lack of movement in the
transfer market, suggesting that his struggles are like asking a chef to
put on a great dish without ingredients. “It’s like you’re asking a chef
to put on a great dish but you don’t give him the ingredients. It’s
difficult my friend, that’s the major concern at this moment in time,”
Bartlett said in a press conference.
The former Bafana Bafana striker also surprisingly did not beg to be in
charge of Spurs, saying that he chose the job and it was not given to him.
“As a club, we’ve got to look at what is the problem in this moment in
time. It’s easy to say it’s me, I’ll take the responsibility, it’s not an
issue, that’s why I chose this job, nobody gave the job to me, I chose
it,” he continued.
Bartlett also suggested that there are issues within the squad which need
to be sorted internally. “Unfortunately I can’t disclose all the
information that’s happening,” he said.
Spurs’ next game is against SuperSport United in the DStv Premiership on
Wednesday at Athlone Stadium before the international break.
Goal! Khanyisa Mayo! 🔵🙌
Cape Town City 2-1 Cape Town Spurs#iKapaDerby pic.twitter.com/Davwnxap99
— Sahil Ebrahim (@sahil_e_) September 30, 2023
