Chippa United coach Brandon Truter has addressed his future after steering the club away from relegation in the only match he oversaw this season.
Truter was appointed by the Chilli Boys last week following the departure of Vusumuzi Vilakazi, just one match before the season concluded.
He guided the side to a 1-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of Sammy Seabi’s solitary strike.
The victory secured safety for the Eastern Cape side, sparing them from relying on other results.
Truter revealed that during discussions with management, both parties agreed he would remain in charge next season. He stated that his long-term goal is to establish a solid structure and a consistent playing style at Chippa United.
“Yeah, it was a lengthy discussion with the club,” said Truter.
“Of course, the discussion was about next season and the start of the next season. It’s no use coming in for one game. So, we had the contracts, yes, we did agree that next season we will start again with the pre-season.
“Yeah, so coming in, it’s the principles, the culture, the identity of the club that we need to settle on, that we need to grow as well. I think with a lot of changes of coaches over the years…And if you look at previous games, you see the lack of identity, you see the lack of structure.
“If there are five to six coaches during the season, everybody comes in with the idea how football should be played, how the team should play and it’s a lot of attachment to the players.
“And then, of course, it was one of the teams that didn’t go on break when the teams went to break in the mid-season. So, we have to be mindful with the league starting so early in August, we have to be mindful that we don’t suffer of burnout, we don’t suffer of homesickness,because ultimately it’s human beings.
“We are still going back to our camp, spend a few days in training and assessing. But just simply we need to see what we can do and plan the pre-season as well, so it’s a lot of work.”