Kaizer Chiefs Boss Admits Transfer Mistakes - ‘They Found it Difficult to Perform’

South African giants Kaizer Chiefs continue receiving criticism over their approach when it comes to transfers and the club has admitted some key blunders.

Chiefs, who continue to struggle on the pitch, have been left behind by rivals Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, who are enjoying on-pitch success while Amakhosi lurch from one bad result to the other.

At the end of this season, Chiefs would have won just one trophy in 11 years, last season’s Nedbank Cup, while Pirates have lifted seven in the last four years with Sundowns on an eight-year run of winning the league, potentially making it nine in a row in May.

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That has been blamed on Chiefs signing average players or going for free agents who their rivals do not deem good enough and while the Glamour Boys maintain they are also spending big, they admit they have made some mistakes when it comes to their recruitment.

“It’s just been a situation of, yes, we can acknowledge the performances where we have gotten wrong,” Chiefs’ Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr told South African broadcaster Robert Marawa during an interview as per iDiski Times.

“There are players that maybe we brought in, who have not been the right fit,” he added, accepting some of their transfer blunders.

“No, it’s not about singling out any person, but there’s people who have come, donned the jersey, and found it difficult to perform to their best,” he further stated.

Motaung insists Chiefs do their due diligence before signing players but some of the talents brought in have not lived to expectations while he has also lauded junior team coaches for churning out some exceptional young talents.

“That’s a fact, we take our hand up and we acknowledge that fact. At the same time, our analysis and recruitment and procedure is very detailed – it’s not done by one person,” he added.

“We work very closely with the technical team, with data, our analysis team and our head of recruitment. And one thing that people need to know is we have a very strong youth development structure that also forms part of recruitment.

“We’ve brought in people there like coach Vela [Khumalo], even coach [Dillon] Sheppard who have a keen eye in also bringing players at youth level and various levels that are gonna fulfill a long-term strategy.”

Chiefs are currently sixth on the table with 30 points from 18 matches, 14 behind joint leaders Pirates and Sundowns, who have each played a game more.