Kaizer Chiefs head coach Cavin Johnson says he encourages his players to have a go at him about the heated incident with Brandon Petersen after the Soweto Derby.
Petersen was pictured after full-time having a go at the Amakhosi coach, which also could have perceived as complaining about an incident, which Johnson failed to clear up.
However, he stated he has no issues with the emotion the substitute keeper showed after they last 3-2 to Orlando Pirates at Soccer City and missed the chance to move into second place in the DStv Premiership.
“It was just a normal chat with the coach, we lost the game, what do we have to fight? [Yes] it’s normal, did you see Kevin De Bruyne tell Pep Guardiola to shut up? It’s normal, I want my players to react when we lose,” Johnson said.
“I want them to react! And if they react to me then I take all that on my shoulders because tomorrow I will fix up whatever the reaction is – then it’s football, I don’t want them to be mouses, they have to be people who come and question you.
“I have to question them because, in front of 100,000 people, nobody can hear each other, only the 11 players on the pitch that have to work.”
Chiefs take on Cape Town City next at Athlone Stadium on 30 March after the FIFA International break.
