Derby mind games on
Pirates assistant coach fires salvo at Chiefs for lacking former coach’s technical input
Orlando Pirates assistant coach Rulani Mokwena stepped up the Soweto derby mind games on Monday when he suggested at the weekend that rivals Kaizer Chiefs miss former coach Steve Komphela’s football smarts. Pirates host Chiefs in southern Africa’s biggest match at a sold-out FNB Stadium on Saturday and Mokwena said the current side under Italian coach Giovanni Solinas do not have enough of the technical chutzpah they oozed under their erstwhile mentor. ‘‘Without sounding biased‚ I think having lost Steve Komphela has been a big loss for Chiefs from a technical perspective‚" Mokwena said. ‘‘The type of leader that he is‚ the tactical acumen that he possesses ... if you compare the previous team to this team and from an organisational perspective‚ you can clearly see the lack of a coach of that calibre." Komphela left Chiefs in April approaching the end of a third season without a trophy at the Soweto club. He resigned after fans had run on to the pitch and physically attacked securit...
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