‘Motaung must educate Chiefs fans’
As strange as it might sound, coach Ernst Middendorp hasn’t won over all in the stands despite masterminding Kaizer Chiefs’ rise to the top of the Absa Premiership standings, which has left them within a stone’s throw of winning the league title.
Chiefs has been winning games, collecting more points than all other teams at an average of two per match this season.
The rest of the PSL clubs would envy Chiefs’ success, but Middendorp is still not a popular figure amongst many of the AmaKhosi followers. Why so?
Some sections of the fans feel the points are not being won with the style that they desire and have been vocal about it.
“Football is played for one purpose, which is to win,” former Chiefs player Albert Bwalya says.
“Do you know that when you lift the trophy at the end of the season, no-one will care how you played? Have you ever seen log standings showing ball possession, chances created or that you laid a foundation?
“On what position on the log are some of those teams that are said to be playing beautiful football? Middendorp came to Chiefs with
