The voices of no vote of confidence were growing into a crescendo. At that juncture, you wouldn’t have been bewildered to hear the tidings that the husbandry of Orlando Pirates have parted company with the coach, such was the pessimism and the cynicism amongst the Bhakajuju faithful.
He showed a great mental fortitude to withstand all the pressure and continue to do his work. Gradually, the team started to peak. In the process they put together a 16 match unbeaten streak that made all the supporters believe in his ideology.
During his watch, he turned Oupa Manyisa into one of the best midfielders in the country, his combination with the midget from Matatiele, Andile Jali proved to be vital.
The Buccaneers are now a force to be reckoned with after clinching an unprecedented treble, of the MTN 8, Nedbank Cup and the Absa Premiership. This Soweto Juggernaut has entrenched their names into the annals of history in the PSL.
One element that is as plain as a day, for everyone to behold, is their fighting spirit. They show a lot of character and a remarkable resolve to turn things around, and this is one of the tenets the great Dutch legend has taught his players. Team work above anything else.
”Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out”
In motivating his boys about working as a team, he might have consulted a saying that goes like, “When a grasshopper falls into a clay pot by itself it will die there; but when thousand enter the pot they will break that pot.”
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