Former Marumo Gallants head coach Dylan Kerr has given insight on AmaZulu FC's start to the season, which has led to a coaching change after just three matches.
AmaZulu parted ways with head coach Pablo Franco Martin on Tuesday, after a third loss in as many matches following a 1-0 defeat to Marumo Gallants.
Speaking exclusively to this website, Kerr reminisced about the side during their glory days and about one of his good games playing for Arcadia Shepherds in 1986, where he was embraced and lifted by hundreds of fans at Kings Park Stadium, in a 3-1 win over Wits in the first leg of the BP Top Eight final.
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"AmaZulu were a famous club from back to when I played in the '80s. You come to Kings Park, the stadium would be full. You've got so many players who were great that people used to go watch and support in thousands," Kerr tells KickOff.
"The expectations, because of the brand and the way the owners want to make AmaZulu a strong force in South African football, it's interesting to see what happens next.
"Unfortunately, coaches are not given the time to build in this country. The way AmaZulu started, the club has made a change and want to get AmaZulu [back to] where they belong, with the top teams in South Africa."
The English mentor also suggested the long pre-season after league fixtures were postponed has made the early period of the campaign very difficult for coaches.
"It's difficult because you've had a long pre-season to prepare. Usually, a pre-season takes between six and seven weeks, but this pre-season was 14 weeks. It's over there months.
"You've got to go out there to find the right people, the right players. A football team is like the jigsaw, so if all pieces fit in their areas, then the jigsaw is finished. But if you try to put a round jigsaw in a triangle or a triangle into a circle, it just doesn't work, no matter what you do.
"Against Polokwane [City], Marumo Gallants and Kaizer Chiefs, you would fancy them to get nine points, but it has not worked out.
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"Now they have to do their due diligence and find the right coach, who's got the right prowess, to bring the right technical people, so the club can be successful, because there's still 27 games to play," he says.
The ex-Leeds United defender also raised his hand for the job.
"I love this country, I'm proud of what I've achieved, not only as a player but as a coach as well. Anyone in their right mind would want to work for AmaZulu.
"If that opportunity came, I'd like to spend time speaking to the owners and people at AmaZulu."