Young Africans head coach Miguel Gamondi sympathized with new Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi following Yanga's 4-0 demolition of Amakhosi in the inaugural Toyota Cup.
Chiefs were subjected to a humiliation when a Stephane Aziz Ki brace and further goals from Prince Dube and Clement Mzize saw them hammered 4-0 in front of a sold-out Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
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Gamondi, who guided Yanga to the Tanzanian premier league title last season and a quarter-final finish in the CAF Champions League, was sympathetic to newly signed Nabi when assessing his opposition's defeat in the post-match press conference.
"You cannot be a big team overnight," Gamondi said.
"In my opinion, the expectations are too high. I always say in football you need players. Even [Pep] Guardiola said his success in Man City, Barcelona…it was about the players.
"You need to have experience and I think Kaizer Chiefs put in five young players today (Sunday). But you can not expect to win at a high level with young and inexperienced players.
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"I'm not criticising the level of Kaizer Chiefs, but for me, in the biggest clubs, it is difficult to manage players and the expectations – you create big expectations, and then after you must perform on the pitch, there is no excuse," he added.
"But I spoke with the coach [Nabi] and encouraged him, there's a lot of work to do, but I think as well, if you want to compete in the domestic league against teams like Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates, Cape Town City, you need to improve a lot.
"It not easy, coaches can work on the pitch during the week, but if you don't have quality, it will be difficult."
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"What I saw with Kaizer Chiefs – and it's a good criticism – but Kaizer Chiefs didn't create scoring chances and that's something that must concern the coach.
We created scoring changes, we created transitions, and we had ball possession (Chiefs dominated possession with 52%) but I wish coach Nabi and management could manage this situation and improve.
"But my opinion is that it will be slow. Last season was I think very bad and you cannot just change the team without bringing stars, big players. It's difficult.
"So I think the most important thing is to manage the expectations, especially with the fans."
Having finished 10th last season, Amakhosi will not be a part of this season's MTN8 that kicks off on 3 August, only returning to competitive action in mid-September.