Bucs wary of Willard danger
Chiefs gameplan revolves around the Zimbabwean midfield maestro
Orlando Pirates’ assistant coach Rulani Mokwena has broken down the way the Bucs see Kaizer Chiefs as playing‚ and how they see Amakhosi defensive midfielder Willard Katsande as the key cog in that gameplan. Mokwena‚ one of the brightest prospects in SA football coaching‚ revealed a respect for the manner in which Chiefs coach Giovanni Solinas has rotated his players ahead of Saturday’s Soweto derby. Solinas again cleverly fielded a mixed-strength team in Amakhosi’s Telkom Knockout last-16 win over Black Leopards at FNB on Sunday. Chiefs had some nervous moments‚ but ultimately the Italian was able to get away with it as Amakhosi progressed to the quarterfinals 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 result by the end of extra time. "Without revealing too much‚ we’ve already started our work on Chiefs‚" Mokwena said. "The Fifa break gave us an opportunity to start our analysis a couple of weeks ago. The one thing about Chiefs is that the coach [Solinas] has been extremely smart in how he uses ...
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