Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane has downplayed fears that he might lose his job if his men lose the match to Orlando Pirates on Saturday.
Zwane and his men come from a 3-2 loss at the hands of Golden Arrows in the DStv Premiership last weekend and the coach seems brave ahead of the Soweto Derby.
Zwane had to be escorted by security staff at Peter Mokaba Stadium as fans showed their displeasure and booed him.
“I don’t know. As far as I know, I’m the head coach of Kaizer Chiefs,” said Zwane to the media.
“I’ve always been saying the club has a plan. And it [his job] doesn’t matter and as much as we need three points and want to win every game.
“I’m not going into this match worried about my job or any other things. The focus is on playing this game and making sure the players apply themselves correctly.”
Checking the log table, Amakhosi are trailing runaway leaders Mamelodi Sundowns by 27 points after 20 matches and have only bagged four points in their past four matches.
However, ‘10111’ insisted all was not lost as he believes his team can turn things around in the last 10 league matches – starting with the clash against the Buccaneers.
“We’re not happy with where we are. We could have done better by a long way, but as I have said, injuries and many other things have happened. But I’m happy with our progress,” said the coach.
“At the end of the day, it’s what you want to achieve and the players know what it means to play for a team of Chiefs’ calibre. They know what is at stake — they play 30-plus cup finals because every team wants to beat us.
“Those same players also want to come to Kaizer Chiefs. The good thing is as much we’ve been struggling here and there, we still managed to grab valuable points and produced some great performances.
“The game we lost against Arrows, we should have scored three goals in the first half because we played to our strength. We also tried to get the combinations right.
“What I’m happy about is the guys have tried their best despite the lack of consistency.”
The match will be staged at the iconic FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, getting underway at 15:30.
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