Arthur Zwane talks referees and Chiefs

After losing to Kaizer Chiefs last week, an incensed Steve Barker suggested that teams should always expect to get red cards and penalties against Amakhosi.

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STELLENBOSCH COACH STEVE BARKER LEFT FUMING

“I think Kaizer Chiefs must have practice sessions against 10 players more often than any other club because that seems like that is all they play against,” Barker told SuperSport.

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“Ten men at training and penalties, that’s all. For me it was one of the worst refereeing performances I’ve ever witnessed. I don’t deny that some of the tackles and free kicks were there, but we never got one.”

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KAIZER CHIEFS COACH ARTHUR ZWANE RESPONDS

The way football and competition go, one does not expect Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane to agree with the critics. According to the Soweto-born coach, the decisions have been fair and square.

“If you go and look at all the calls that were made by the referees, the match officials, if I may ask you, what did you see, were they legitimate? If a goalkeeper handles the ball out of his 18-area and then what do you call it?” Zwane asked via TimesLIVE.

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“We played against Richards Bay, we got a red card early in the season in Durban… we won 1-0 and when we got a red card, the score was 0-0, why don’t people mention that? I clearly don’t understand this. Maybe it’s because of the colour of my skin [that makes people think Chiefs benefit].

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“In SA we need to look at football differently, in a positive way that can help other people also to understand the game better. I am not saying this because these situations are happening in our favour. Last night, the opposition against Sundowns got a red card and with all the qualities [Sundowns have] as well, you must have seen how Cape Town City defended when they were one man down.

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“What makes people say such things is because when you have an advantage of one man, they think you’ve already won the game and that actually becomes more dangerous because you think you have an advantage of an extra player but the other team double if not triple their effort,” Zwane concluded.