Kaizer Chiefs’ Director of Football Kaizer Motaung Jnr. Image: Twitter
Chiefs boss responds to Cardoso’s comments
Kaizer Chiefs’ Director of Football Kaizer Motaung Jnr has surprised us with a heavy slapback towards Daniel Cardoso.
Kaizer Chiefs’ Director of Football Kaizer Motaung Jnr. Image: Twitter
Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Daniel Cardoso has been left embarrassed by the club’s Director of Football Kaizer Motaung Jnr.
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DANIEL CARDOSO QUESTIONS KAIZER CHIEFS
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s clash against Chiefs, Cardoso was asked if his former club are closer to ending its eight-year trophy dought.
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“I don’t want to open up a can of worms but youngsters are not going to win you titles or trophies,” Cardoso said via iDiskiTimes.
“They are in a rebuilding phase as you can see, Zwane, Shabalala, [Happy] Mashiane, [Siyabonga] Ngezana, they got rid of all the experienced players. If you look at Sundowns’ team, they have experienced players which is why the win trophies season in, season out.
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“I think he’s got a good foundation going there, but to win titles and trophies, you need far more experience, especially on the field. I mean they have quite a few experienced players sitting in the stands and at home and it’s been missed for them,” he concluded.
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KAIZER JUNIOR RESPONDS
Having heard the comments from the former Chiefs captain, Kaizer Jnr was clearly left annoyed.
“With all due respect, you have never heard Dr Motaung coming to radio addressing comments disgruntled former players made but with Cardoso, he spent 7 years at the club as a senior player and won nothing,” the boss said as quoted by iDiskiTimes.
“It was a period where were least successful.
“It baffles me why he [Daniel Cardoso] would utter the word titles. It’s more of a slap in the face for our fans because he played almost all the games when he was here.
“It [Cardoso’s comments] was tone-deaf, but we wish him all the best at his club,” he added.
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“He’s a professional player and I love him.”
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