The student still wants to whip the schoolmaster even if it will be for a fifth time this season‚ says Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy ahead of yet another meeting with his former mentor, Gavin Hunt. City have beaten Hunt’s Bidvest Wits four times this season and McCarthy says he is desperate for a fifth triumph, but far from cocky despite his success. City host the league champions in a Premier Soccer League encounter at Athlone Stadium on Saturday night. "I can never be too confident when I’m up against Huntie‚" he said. "‘Coachy’ is experienced and Wits are slowly but surely picking up. They are making steps forward down there [near the relegation zone] and they are gaining confidence. "I’ve given him four hidings so far‚" teased the rookie coach‚ who got his debut as a 17-year-old at Seven Stars during Hunt’s first coaching job. McCarthy went on to become the country’s record-breaking goal scorer and competed at the World Cup while Hunt has won a record-equalling four league...
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