WINNING TEAM
PSL leaders Cape Town City blossom under Tinkler
Coach Eric Tinker says a family environment, goal clarity and an extremely competitive edge drive City
Building a squad from the bottom up and instilling a family atmosphere in which everyone knows what is required of them was behind Cape Town City’s phenomenal success so far in 2016-17, the new side’s coach, Eric Tinkler, said. Tinkler said he had initially set his sights on a top-eight finish. So far though‚ his side’s fairy-tale first season in the Premier Soccer League has seen City occupy top spot just past the halfway mark‚ with 31 points from 17 games. Tinkler‚ the 46-year-old former Orlando Pirates coach and Bafana Bafana midfield hard man‚ has masterminded an impressive run of results so far for a side that is only nine months old. "The transition has been a very good and extremely challenging one‚" Tinkler said of City’s formation‚ after chairman John Comitis acquired the PSL franchise of Mpumalanga Black Aces in May 2016. "I knew from the offset that it would be a massive challenge. We only started with 14 players and then it was about rebuilding the squad and wanting to c...
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