Pirates considering options for vacant coaching position

Orlando Pirates management is said to be toying with the idea of allowing Mandla Ncikazi and Fadlu Davids to continue as full-time co-coaches for the rest of the season. 

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But they have also been inundated with CVs since Josef Zinnbauer’s resignation a few weeks ago. A source has claimed that the management is perusing the CVs to see if there is anyone interesting that’s shown an interest in the position. 

“They know they have to make a decision soon. It is either they give the position to coach Mandla and Fadlu as co-coaches or they install coach Mandla as head coach with Davids being an assistant. 

“They are not too keen on the co-coaching theory but as they have to make a decision sooner rather than later, they might go that route. But the worry is that if they fail they will have to be let go which the club is not too keen on. 

“They are seen as potential head coaches in the future so the club would like to have them stay longer and grow to the position,” said the source.

Meanwhile, as reported earlier, Josef Zinnbauer was frustrated with the lack of basic skills shown by his Pirates players in tenure as Bucs coach, the German has revealed.

Zinnbauer recently exited his post as the Buccaneers coach, after the club was knocked out of the MTN8 Cup by Swallows FC in their opening game of the 2021/22 season.

The former Bucs coach believes 17-year olds in Europe have better basic skills than 30-years olds in South Africa, something he says he struggled with at Pirates, especially at the back.

“There are things that you can teach your players as a senior head coach, and there are things that a player should have learned from a young age, which is difficult to teach when he is already old,” Zinnbauer was quoted as saying by Goal.com.