Samir Nurkovic of Kaizer Chiefs celebrates with teammates during the DStv Premiership. Image: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Kaizer Chiefs legend calls for massive squad overhaul
A Kaizer Chiefs legend has called for the squad to undergo a massive overhaul at the end of the current season.
Samir Nurkovic of Kaizer Chiefs celebrates with teammates during the DStv Premiership. Image: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Robert Nauseb has called on the club to undertake a massive squad overhaul.
Having bounced back from a disappointing winless run with victory over Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs once again plumbed the depth of disappointment by going down to Chippa United.
Kaizer Chiefs need 15 players
Fans and former players have voiced their opinions about what is needed to turn things around but most agree that the squad needs a fair amount of fresh blood.
Nauseb believes there are only a handful of players worthy of wearing the iconic Kaizer Chiefs badge in the current and has said that the club need to bring in at least 15 quality players.
“The team needs at least 15 quality players that they need to bring in. You can laugh but I am being serious about what I am saying. Chiefs need more hungry players than what they have at the moment,” Nauseb told KickOff.com.
“To be honest with you, there is a lot of question marks on a lot of players at Chiefs and the players have to assess themselves. If you look at a lot of senior players, like the (Mulomowandau) Mathohos, you will find that they are also not helping the situation.
Parker’s efforts not enough
“I see Bernard Parker has been trying to step up but then that is the bare minimum that you need your senior players to be doing every week. He should be doing more than that every week.
“Many a senior player at Chiefs is not helping the situation. To be honest the team just needs to assess what they have and the coach knows what he really wants and the team needs to make a decision to get rid of whoever they have to get rid of.
“The situation at Chiefs is worse than people on the outside have been thinking it is. The rot is deeper than we see from a distance and it is showing now. Do you think everyone is pulling in the same direction at Chiefs? Chiefs don’t look like a team that trains together anymore.
“It is like they are guys who meet for games on match day. So much has to fixed there going into next season. The uncertainty about who will stay and who will be released is creating tension, where it is now one man for himself.”
