Kaizer Chiefs legend Robson Muchichwa says Amakhosi’s new coach Fernando Da Cruz should hit the ground running and win a trophy in his first season.
The French coach was announced as the club’s new head coach this month and replaces Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze.
With Chiefs having finished third last season, Muchichwa feels the club can now challenge for trophies instead of rebuilding.
Speaking to KickOff, he said Da Cruz’s mandate was to win trophies and put together a good team
“We don’t want a coach that will come here to build, no. You can’t build at Kaizer Chiefs. We need a person who knows what he is doing, we need a person who will come and put this team together and win trophies,” Muchichwa said
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Amakhosi have only win one trophy in 11 years and that came last year under Nasreddine Nabi.
Muchichwa warned Da Cruz that Amakhosi fans want trophies and not just wins, given how successful their rivals have been in the last decade.
“We must celebrate trophies, not games,” he said.
“When Kaizer Chiefs fans are celebrating games while others are celebrating trophies, then there’s a huge difference.
“So we don’t need someone who will come here, start from the bottom, rebuilding the team.
“We need a coach who makes the players play as a team.
“This is not a small club where you need to build,” Muchichwa concluded.
Da Cruz starts his tenure as Kaizer Chiefs head coach on 1 July.
