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The experienced coach breathes a sigh of relief after Tuesday’s meeting between the club bosses, the technical team and the players
Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp will keep his job, at least for now, following Tuesday’s meeting with the players and management.
The Amakhosi hierarchy summoned the technical team and the players to an urgent meeting, three days after the team’s failure to win the League.
Now, according to a source within the Chiefs’ camp, very little was said about Middendorp and its future, as management reflected on the previous season and spoke about the season ahead.
“Not much was said about the coach and his future in the match,” said the source. objective.
“It was more of a reflection on the previous season and then they talked about the next season and so on.
“So the coach stays for now. Maybe the management will make the decision to fire him without involving the players, but we’ll see.”
objective understands that Middendorp’s future is at stake after their failure to help the Chiefs stay in first place and clinch the 2019-20 PSL title.
Additionally, Amakhosi has been in secret talks with former Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt about the possibility of replacing Middendorp.
This despite the fact that Middendorp still has one year left on his contract with Naturena’s team.
If they decided to show him the exit door as expected, Amakhosi will have to come to terms with the 61-year-old mentor, and this should be discussed sooner rather than later, as the 2020-21 PSL season is only a month away from kicking off. on going.
How objective Reported exclusively on Monday, Hunt is poised to replace Middendorp before next season, especially now that he’s not tied to any team and has negotiated his package with the new Wits owners.
Hunt received offers from various PSL clubs and abroad, but this publication understands that he has made a decision to stay with PSL, with Amakhosi being his preferred destination.
Amakhosi has a great season ahead of him with all the national competitions awaiting them, as well as the Caf Champions League, his first campaign since winning the league with Stuart Baxter in the 2014-15 season.
