NEW STRIKER
Gustavo Paez part of the solution at Amakhosi, says Komphela
Coach Steve Komphela says the new striker is not a quick fix for Chiefs’ scoring problems
Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela presented his new striker Gustavo Paez to the media on Thursday‚ but was at pains to stress not too much should be expected of the Venezuelan too quickly. Paez was presented with the No 28 jersey. The scoring problems of Chiefs’ strikers have been well documented‚ with the imminent release of two of them — Edward Manqele and Siphelele Mthembu — a result of that. However, Komphela stressed that Paez was not a quick fix and that Amakhosi’s expectant fans needed to give the Venezuelan time to adjust to the club and to South African football. "I hope everything works well for you‚" he said to Paez. To the media‚ the coach added a word of caution: "But he’s not the answer. He’s just part of the solution in goal-scoring. Because sometimes we put a heavy weight on these players saying‚ ‘he’s the answer’. There are no answers in football‚ only solutions." Chiefs have not done badly on the scoring charts in 2016-17‚ where their 18 goals are joint-third with...
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