Can somebody tell Chiefs coaches that ‘stats are like a bikini’?
It is common knowledge that Kaizer Chiefs co-coaches are under pressure to deliver, but presenting statistics publicly won’t save their jobs!
Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze addressed the media on Thursday ahead of the team’s league encounter against Durban City.
Amakhosi host Durban City at FNB Stadium on Sunday under immense pressure to win that match.
Kick-off is at 15:30.
Now, in what seemed to be a desperate move to try and save their jobs, Kaze made a presentation of Amakhosi’s statistics after 18 league games.
This was one of a kind and a first, especially for a big team such as Chiefs, and perhaps because of the mounting pressure from the fans for the co-coaches to leave.
Kaze said he would personally leave Chiefs with a clear conscious should the team finish third this season.
As things stand, the Glamour Boys are sixth on the log, and while the two coaches are mandated to finish in the top two, Kaze said achieving that would be a miracle.
ARE CHIEFS COACHES AWARE THAT ‘STATS ARE LIKE A BIKINI’?
Some years ago, Steve Komphela left football fans in stitches when he said, ‘statistics are like a bikini, they don’t reveal everything’.
This was during his time with Chiefs as the pressure was mounting on him.
Now, can somebody show and remind both Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef of these wiseman’s quote?
Kaze’s presentation was meant to convince the public that the current technical team is doing better than those who were there before them.
He went as far back as two seasons ago when Chiefs finished outside the top-eight bracket, and further took a swipe at Ernst Middendorp.
Kaze suggested Middendorp was lucky to finish second on the log, claiming Chiefs scored 23 goals from set-pieces throughout that season (2019/20).
But what Kaze publicly presented doesn’t answer all the questions, mainly, reasons the team is not up there despite these ‘impressive’ numbers.
Kaze and Ben Youssef need to be reminded that they cannot hide behind stats because coaches are judged by results.