Fans React As Gavin Hunt Is Announced As New Kaizer Chiefs Coach. Fans were jubilant when Gavin Hunt was announced as the new Kaizer Chiefs coach. The ex-Wits coach is seen as the best South African coach after Pitso Mosimane. Hunt has won trophies at both SuperSport United and Wits University. He’s done so playing an attractive style of football.
Kaizer Chiefs had been dealing with fans crying for the appointment of Gavin Hunt. After letting the title slip on the last day of the season; the Chiefs board was at the mercy of the fans. Fans called for the appointment of Gavin Hunt as soon as Chiefs let go of Ernst Middendorp and Shaun Bartlett.
After losing the title by a mere two points, Chiefs will want to end their trophy drought next season. The fans, so accustomed to winning, are on a 5-year trophy drought. The last day title slip was the second embarrassment in two years.
The Amakhosi infamously lost the Nedbank Cup final to TS Galaxy in 2019. TS became the first non-PSL side to win the South African FA Cup. They subsequently qualified for continental football afterwards.
So, the Phefeni Glamour Boys have since become a national laughingstock after losing a cup final to inferior opponents and letting the title slip on the last day. Coincidentally, at the Bidvest Stadium; Gavin Hunts home ground since 2013.
Gavin Hunt has yet to manage the traditional big 3 in South Africa (Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs & Mamelodi Sundowns). So, this proves to be Hunt’s biggest challenge in his coaching career.
Unlike SuperSport and Wits, coaching Kaizer Chiefs means that there is an immense pressure on him. There is a culture of expected winning. Fans will expect silverware in Hunt’s first season. In terms of the league position, the only way to improve upon 2nd is to win the entire division.
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