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Criticisms of Amakhosi continue after his spectacular loss of a first league title since 2015
Former Kaizer Chiefs forward Shane McGregor feels that most of the club’s players are of lower quality and do not deserve to play for the Soweto giants.
McGregor’s remarks come after the Chiefs were defeated for the Premier Soccer League (PSL) title by Mamelodi Sundowns on the final day of the campaign.
It was a spectacular fall for Amakhosi, who had led the standings for 28 games and was within 31 minutes of claiming the league title, but drew 1-1 with Baroka FC when a win would have capped them.
While most of the criticism fell on former coach Ernst Middendorp, McGregor feels the Chiefs’ woes go beyond the German’s tactics but extend to poor quality on the field.
“The proper mess is that most of the players are not Chiefs stuff,” McGregor told Sowetan Live.
“I can’t name them, but about seven players are too poor to play for the Chiefs. Yes, the previous coaches were not good enough, but the players are also mediocre. If they win that appeal [in the Court of Arbitration for Sport] they must start signing good players ”.
As the Chiefs have failed to win the league title since 2015, they reacted to last weekend’s result by firing coach Middendorp and his assistant Shaun Bartlett.
The arrival of a new coach could cause a purge of players at the club.
Middendorp signings like Anthony Akumu, Lazarous Kambole and Yagan Sasman have often drawn criticism for their sub-par performance.
Also veterans like Bernard Parker and Willard Katsande have been far from impressive lately.
What could be the biggest disapproval of Middendorp’s tactics is how it failed to create a petty attack machine between Khama Billiat, Samir Nurkovic, Leonardo Castro and Lebogang Manyama.
Although Billiat’s form improved in the last two games of the season, the Zimbabwean looked like a frustrated man for most of the season.
Gavin Hunt has been heavily linked to replace Middendorp, while Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has expressed interest in taking over the Chiefs job.
The club is expected to announce a new coach soon.
