Stuart Baxter. Photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images
Ex-Chiefs player: Time up for Baxter, Zwane can serve as caretaker coach
Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Junior Khanye believes Stuart Baxter should be axed as coach, with Arthur Zwane taking over.
Stuart Baxter. Photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images
Kaizer Chiefs embarrassingly crashed out of the Nedbank Cup at the first real hurdle, losing 1-0 at TS Galaxy this past weekend.
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Judging by fan reaction – as reported by The South African website – Amakhosi supporters are quickly growing tired of Baxter who is in his second stint at the Soweto giants.
Khanye, who previously played for Chiefs, has also voiced his belief that assistant coach Arthur Zwane should take over the reins at least until the end of the season.
“The technical team must be honest, they don’t have a coach, many things need to be done,” he said on iDiskiTV.
“I will be honest, yes Arthur can take over until the end of the season as a caretaker coach, that can be good.
“But for him to take over as a coach there will be a problem, he will have a pressure, he will be expected to deliver under pressure, so it will not be good.
“They will need him to win trophies under pressure, so as a caretaker he will not feel pressure, but he was good in Baxter’s absence, but experience will beat him if they appoint him a head coach.”
Khanye also questioned the tactics of Chiefs at a time when Baxter is under fire for some strange decision-making
“Do you agree now when I say Kaizer Chiefs do not have a coach?” Khanye asked on iDiskiTV.
“His line-up, (Njabulo) Blom is more of right-wing back and when you play your midfield with Blom, (Phathutshedzo) Nange and Nkosingiphile Ngcobo while you are playing at FNB, who will supply Khama Billiat and Keagan Dolly?
“Where is an attacking balance, I told you that you can’t rely on two players every game. And you can’t play two defensive players and again with three defenders while you are playing at home.
“His (Baxter) substitutions, how can you make impact players Leonardo Castro and Samir Nurkovic and keep out Billant and leave Bernard Parker in the field, it doesn’t make sense, why can’t you replace Parker with Kgaogelo Sekgota?”
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