Mamelodi Sundowns legend Hlompho Kekana has weighed in on whether SA football fans are patient with PSL coaches.
Despite the fact football fanatics have a right to voice out their displeasure whenever they feel dissatisfied with the performance of their respective teams, the ex-Bafana Bafana international insists that spectators should give the coaches some time to implement their philosophies.
The retired footballer believes that criticisms should be objective and should never cause any harm to anyone, as they should be in a position to offer solutions to any problem that the team might be facing.
In recent years, we have witnessed supporters throwing missiles at their coaches as a form of expressing their dissatisfaction with their clubs’ performances.
HLOMPHO KEKANA ON SPECTATORS’ IMPATIENT WITH PSL COACHES
In an interview with FARPost, Kekana shared his thoughts on impatient football fanatics who are quick to react harshly to coaches when they are struggling to steer their respective teams to the desired heights.
“Well, it’s always the case when you see something new happening in football. But again, as a team or people who are in football, we are interested in seeing what’s there for us to learn and what’s there for us to get entertained,” he told this publication.
“I think we can easily be fair by giving the coaches enough time to express themselves and implement their philosophies or structures [style of play]. When I mean coaches, I’m talking about the whole PSL.
“We tend to rush them to or decide rather for them in terms of how they should play their system, whereas we just have to play our roles, and our role is to make sure that we support our football teams accordingly.”
He went on to state that it’s quite fascinating that the majority of the DStv Premiership clubs are coached by local coaches who need our support.
“It is quite interesting because the majority of them are South African coaches. So, I would love to believe that the message they will be sending will be very clear. This is simply because the language will be the same. And, of course, the background [fans] is very important.
“There are so many elements in the game today which are very important. But we mustn’t shy away that we are still South Africans after all,” he added.
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