Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral has revealed that he by no means anticipated Cape City Metropolis to fireplace him.
This regardless of a string of poor outcomes which started in the beginning of February proper till his ultimate day on the Residents.
The 65-year-old mentor took cost of Metropolis for 74 days between 2 January and 17 March, and he solely received three matches.
The three wins embody two 1-0 wins towards each Chiefs and Orlando Pirates which noticed him scoop the Coach of the Month award for January.
General, Ertugral was answerable for 14 matches throughout all competitions, misplaced eight, drew three and received simply three.
MUHSIN ERTUGRAL ON BEING FIRED BY CAPE TOWN CITY
“I didn’t anticipate that [being fired] in any respect as a result of we had these conferences about gamers, the tactical work and the best way ahead, generally on the cellphone with John,” Ertugral informed Soccer Beat Podcast as per FARPost.
“We by no means left any stone unturned. After our final loss towards Magesi FC, John Comitis stated it was heartbreaking to lose to a staff that’s behind us as a result of we had 70% of the ball place.
“John was saying I hug each participant after we misplaced, after all, I’ve to do this as a result of we’re not animals, and you may see that the boys did strive their greatest. One proper resolution would have given us objectives.
“I all the time say that the accountability of the staff that’s not doing properly by no means goes up [to management], it all the time falls onto the ft of the coach.
“So no matter you do as a coach, it’s both you’re going to achieve success otherwise you received’t achieve success. It’s an in or out scenario.”
WERE THE CITIZENS RIGHT TO HIRE HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE?
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