Johnson on dropping Chiefs’ fan favourite from the line-up

Kaizer Chiefs supporters were hit by the unexpected last weekend: Reeve Frosler was benched for the Soweto derby.

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Speaking to the media after the game, coach Johnson was asked to share his thinking behind the selection of Kwinika ahead of Frosler.

“It was just tactics, in some seconds we knew that [Deon] Hotto would come and when the game went on, Hotto didn’t come,” said Johnson, as quoted by FARPost.

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“I think if you look at the game first-half and the second-half Hotto [contribution] became very little with Zitha on the pitch.

“We put Frosler back in so that we could get something more upfront, I think by then it was a little bit too late.

“But when Hotto and Zitha were on the field, Hotto didn’t go forward as much as he does with other teams.

“Also fresh legs were part of the thinking behind it as well. Frosler played the whole game on Wednesday [against Cape Town Spurs]. Zitha hasn’t played, so we need to get fresh legs.”

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