[ad_1]
Goalkeeper Amakhosi was frustrated on the sidelines last season, but is back with the new coach
Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt praised captain Itumeleng Khune for going the extra mile in training to work to get back to his best level.
The glove keeper begins this stint with the team after a difficult period last season where despite his return to form, he had lost his starting job to Nigerian star Daniel Akpeyi.
Now Hunt has shared his confidence that he will bring out the best in the South African goalkeeper.
“We have a big difference in age and experience in the team. There are players who have been around for a long time like Bernard [Parker], [Willard] Katsande, Eric [Mathoho], the same as Itu [Khune]”Hunt said. Mawara Sport around the world in Metro FM.
“I told him, I am going to show that he is a fantastic goalkeeper. I think last season he had a lot of injuries. When I got here I looked at it and it seemed fine. I told him that the most important thing is that he still wants to play, to succeed.
“What happens with footballers, when they succeed so much and have won a lot, they lose their hunger and the desire to do so. So he told me he wanted to do it and prove people wrong again and I said, ‘It could be your rebirth, why not?
Hunt has urged Khune to focus first on his role as Chiefs before thinking about the South African team, where SuperSport United’s Ronwen Williams currently holds the number one jersey.
“I said the first thing you have to do is get back in shape for the club and then for the national team. If he’s in shape and wants it, it would be a great opportunity, ”Hunt said.
“The platform is there, he is training well. Yes, he has not played in a long time, but that can be worked on in training camp. He’s doing extra work, I’ve seen it. So let’s go to work because that’s what we can do right now. “
Khune is expected to start in goal when the Chiefs face Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League opener at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.
