‘Pirates coaches had no control’ – says former star
This former Orlando Pirates player has suggested what millions of fans have been suspecting for years. Are coaches at Bucs not in control?
Remember Clifford Ngobeni at Orlando Pirates? We bet you do because he was quite a talented central midfielder despite scarce game time in a black shirt.
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CLIFFORD NGOBENI AT ORLANDO PIRATES
So a couple of players before and after his time, Ngobeni made his name as a youngster at Ajax Cape Town before moving to the mighty Pirates.
Like many of his peers from the famed Ikamva academy, he did not make it at the Sea Robbers.
Moments after claiming the club had big divisions inside the camp, Ngobeni was asked how the coaches managed the chaos.
“Tough question,” Ngobeni said with a deep sigh via TK Solutions TV.
“You can say whatever you want but a coach has to take charge. In my time at Pirates, I don’t think it happened a lot…for a coach to be in charge.
“I played under two coaches. Ruud Krol and [Julio] Leal.
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“For Leal it was worse. He told me ‘“I want to play you. You are a good player but the problem is big.
“‘The problem is bigger than me my friend,’” Ngobeni added with a laugh.
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“I told him I wanted to go on loan. There was no way a player won Man of the Match and the next game he’s in the stands,” he added.
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Check out the full interview below as posted by TK Solutions via YouTube:
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FORMER AJAX STARS AT PIRATES
Some of the former Ajax players that mysteriously struggled at Pirates include Abbubaker Mobara, Sameehg Doutie, Riyaad Norodien, and Thembinkosi Fanteni, while Edelbert Dinha was the only player who truly made it at Bucs.
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