Arthur Zwane is not mincing his words in acknowledging what his new job at AmaZulu FC will entail after agreeing to a joint head coach role with Vusumuzi Vilakazi.
Zwane had not known another club since joining Kaizer Chiefs as a resourceful winger from Tembisa Classic in the year 2000 and ultimately rose to head coach.
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Unfortunately, his stay at the top lasted only a season before he was relegated back to assistant coach, prior to eventually being moved away from the first team, which necessitated his move to Usuthu.
The 51-year-old has arrived in Durban with AmaZulu in trouble having lost all their games this season, including the first that he oversaw in the cup on Friday.
"I'm one person who enjoys pressure, I enjoyed pressure as a player and I know what is at stake here," says Zwane.
"The pressure is the same because it is the results that you are looking for.
"Where I was, I was looking for results and we are also looking for results as a club.
"We want to get out of the bottom and be in a respectable position, we want to compete with the best and yes, it will take time and will not be an overnight thing, but there is no doubt we will get it right.
"A lot is expected from us and knowing that I will be working with people that I know very well, looking at the structure of the team, the game model, the vision, I think those are the things that made me want to be here.
"Not all of us are going to be in a place where we want to be, it is not about that.
"It is about working and if this should benefit the national team… I have always been that kind of person who wants to see people prosper in football in many ways.
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"This is one province that I believe has so much to offer, but maybe a few things have not been done right and I don't know why.
"I know a few people that have invested in the game and a lot of people in KwaZulu-Natal love the game and they are also committed when you watch some of the games playing.
"I'm still asking the question and looking for answers as to why the teams in this province are not competing with the best when they have so much to offer," says Zwane.