Orlando Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic says his outspoken assistant Rulani Mokwena will become the Alex Ferguson of the Soweto club. The Serbian-born coach successfully guided his Bucs troops to a second successive league win over Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto derby on Saturday and was asked if he planned to emulate Ferguson and remain with the club for many years. Ferguson was Manchester United manager for 26 years and led the English Premier League club to 38 major trophies during his stay. “This is a bit too much for me. Pirates will be much more after me,” Sredojevic said. “I have been lucky‚ blessed and privileged to be in this position. I don’t want to think anything beyond the next match,” he said. Instead, Sredojevic suggested‚ without mentioning his name‚ that his deputy is capable of becoming the Ferguson of Pirates‚ pointing to his age and coaching acumen as reasons for the endorsement. “It is not fair to talk about this because it is very‚ very far [in the future]‚” he s...
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