Former Marumo Gallants FC head coach Dylan Kerr has weighed in on Pitso Mosimane's decision to join Iranian club Esteghlal FC as their first team coach.
The club revealed on Friday that they have signed a one-year deal with the top South African coach.
Mosimane has now coached three teams since leaving Al Ahly in 2022.
"With football the longer you are out of the game it's the more you are forgotten, so maybe Pitso is looking to get back into the market, to enable himself to get a bigger and better job in the future," Kerr reveals.
READ | OFFICIAL: Pitso lands new coaching gig
"But look', I'm not into Iranian football. I don't think it's a country you should be going to at the moment because it's out there in the Middle East, it's a difficult situation.
"But yeah, as a football coach, you don't want to be there at the game for too long because you will be lost. The jobs are few and far between coming from big clubs, and Pitso is being used to working with big clubs.
"And this club is a big club in that league and the Asian Champions League. To be fair, it has to be a good move for him because I don't think he can take a job where he doesn't think he could make an impression.
"He had an indifferent start to his Saudi career. It started well, and it ended badly, and then he moved around a couple of times.
"But knowing Pitso, he won't be going to Iran with his eyes closed. You have to do your homework whenever you go to a foreign country because of the different cultures and the laws.
"He kinda did well in the Saudis, and that didn't work for him. I'm sure his next challenge is in Iran, and I wish him all the best," he added.
READ | How much Pitso's new club is paying him 'revealed'
"I believe Pitso is trying to get to Europe, his name has been bandied around since leaving South Africa.
"He's got a good reputation. He went to Egypt, and he fell out of favour with them; he went over to the UAE, and he did okay. I think his sight is set on going into the European game.
"So, as they say, it's better to be inside a job to get a job, believe me, I know that first hand.
"As a footballer, you always think you can do better than the players in your position, and with managers and coaches, it's the same.
"Hopefully, he is going to be able to do what the club employed him to do, which is to become champion and qualify for the Champions League, and as South Africans, we are fully behind."