Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach Brian Baloyi has pointed out what he believes was the club’s “biggest mistake” this season, which he says contributed to their current struggles.
Amakhosi had shown signs of improvement in recent months and were hoping to reach the knockout stages of the CAF Confederation Cup. However, their campaign ended in the group stage after a disappointing result on the final matchday.
They have also been knocked out of the Nedbank Cup and have battled for consistency in the league, losing four matches across all competitions.
Baloyi believes the major mistake came when the club introduced a co-coaching system after the departure of Nasreddine Nabi, who was dismissed early in the season, with Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef taking reins.
“The biggest mistake Chiefs made when Nabi left, was this thing of co-coaches,” said Baloyi on SNAWA on Metro FM.
“It has never worked, Chiefs tried it before with Doctor and Ace and looking back at that time, it was necessary because it was a short period.
“Sundowns tried it for a very long time but at the end, you can’t have two drivers driving the same car at the same time.
“Even if you have a 14 ton truck that goes, transporting [products], if there’s two drivers the other one will take a break, the other one will drive.
“At the end of the day, this is football and then you have co-coaches. At some point, there’s egos, at some point and players get confused with different messages.
“Players take instructions from the leader and it’s clear there’s leadership challenge at Chiefs at the moment.”
