Manqoba Mngqithi hits out at trigger-happy club bosses

Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi has hit out at club bosses in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) who are too quick to pull the trigger in dismissing coaches.

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Manqoba Mngqithi has experience of being sacked by Chippa United chairperson Siviwe Mpengesi after just TWO matches.

Mpengesi has fired over 30 head coaches in 11 years.

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True to form, the Gqeberha-based club have had three different bosses at the helm this season and the trend is something that Mngqithi feels is ‘counterproductive’.

“The truth is, we need to pray to God to help us in dealing with things that we can’t control, to ask God to grant you that serenity to deal with things and those you cannot deal with,” the 50-year-old Mamelodi Sundowns mentor said.

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“Even the Bible tells us to forgive those who have harmed us, because at times they don’t know what they are doing, Many decisions that are taken by club bosses, more especially in firing of coaches, are usually counterproductive to their clubs.

“Statistics are saying teams that are chasing coaches a lot, are usually not the most successful. Those who are successful are the ones that understand the value of continuity in sport.

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“The development dynamics of the team requires time. I will give you example with Ruud Krol at Orlando Pirates, he started winning trophies in his third season and as soon as he won the treble, they chased him away, got a new coach and won another treble because it was continuity within the squad.

“When we won MTN8 with Golden Arrows, it was my third year and that tells you a lot of development team dynamics,” Manqoba Mngqithi concluded.