Gqosha backs experienced Johnson to succeed at Chiefs

Cavin Johnson’s experience with Al Ahly as assistant coach to Pitso Mosimane should be enough to see him succeed as an interim coach at Kaizer Chiefs.

This is the view of legend Lifa Gqosha, who believes if the players don’t compromise him, then Johnson has no reason to fail.

Johnson replaced Molefi Ntseki who was fired by Amakhosi after four months at the helm this week.

The decision for the club to part ways with Ntseki comes after the Glamour Boys were knocked out from the Carling Knockout following their 0-1 defeat to AmaZulu at FNB Stadium at the weekend.

“Are you going to be able to manage the players and get the best out of them? Players now are the ones who are compromising the coaches. If he can manage the players and they give him what he wants and cope with the pressure, I think he will be the right man.

“With his experience of working with Al Ahly, Platinum Stars and Pitso Mosimane, I think he can take the club somewhere.”

Johnson’s first match will be away to Golden Arrows on Saturday. Gqosha also feels that the decision to part ways with Ntseki was harsh, but added the club was left with no choice as they were getting pressure from the supporters.

“At the end of the day you are judged on results,” he said.

“What I can say is he was coming alright with the team, but the unfortunate part was compromised by the players, whereby they made silly mistakes and could not score goals.

“I mean, if every time the bus gets broken, are you going to fire the driver? You must look at the problems because they are very quick to fire coaches, even though you can’t blame them [this time]. After all, the supporters are frustrated.

“If you get pressure from the supporters, it makes it even more difficult for management to support whoever is coaching at that moment. It’s just unfortunate for someone to lose a job in that manner. It’s uncalled for. The players must man up and take responsibility.”