Soweto derby is what football players are born for says Johnson
It doesn’t get any bigger than the Soweto Derby according to Kaizer Chiefs coach Cavin Johnson.
Kaizer Chiefs coach Cavin Johnson said that the Soweto Derby is one of the moments that footballers are born for.
The stage doesn’t get any bigger in the PSL than the greatest derby.
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SOWETO DERBY IS ‘WHAT FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE BORN FOR’
Johnson said: “This is what football players are born for; they are born to play in front of big dignitaries, the most important being the Chairman. For me, I always say to them, ‘we are entertainers and how we sing on the ground is how we are going to sell the record’. When they go out there they are big entertainers, they are 11 individual entertainers, but they’ve got to put it together and play one good song.”
AMAKHOSI WELL-PREPARED
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Johnson insists that Kaizer Chiefs are well prepared for the Soweto Derby.
“We’ve tactically prepared,” he said in a chat with Kaizerchiefs.com.
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“The ones who are going to start the game are in very, very good spirits. The ones who are outside the pitch are even in a better spirit; they are pushing each other.
“On the day, we are going to play a good game of football with the tactics that we think will beat our opponents, which is Orlando Pirates. We hope those whom we selected on the pitch are able to do what we asked them to do tactically, plus more, because it is a big game, it is the Derby.
“The build-up to this game has been on another level. We won our game in midweek with no supporters and then we honoured our Chairman at the Hall of Fame. Going into the game I think we prepared very well. We should play a good game of football, but it all depends on the 11 v 11 on the day.”
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COME OUT FOR SOWETO DERBY DAY
Kaizer Chiefs’ coach urged the fans to come out in force for the Soweto Derby.
“To the supporters, to the fans of Kaizer Chiefs, your loyalty is very important to the man that has been put into the Hall of Fame this week,” Johnson said.
“So come out in droves guys, enjoy the game and support the team. We are building for the next generation of Kaizer Chiefs players.”