Why always me?. . . Chunga speaks on DeMbare jinx. . . Reveals why Samanja is not playing

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Why always me?. . . Chunga speaks on DeMbare jinx. . . Reveals why Samanja is not playing

The Sunday Mail

Moses Chunga
I don’t get it when people say Moses Chunga doesn’t want to beat Dynamos. How can I not want to beat Dynamos when I am earning my living at a club that pays me to win matches, including the ones we play against DeMbare?

This afternoon we are facing Dynamos once again, having lost the reverse fixture, and I know that these people will start talking about Bambo’s links with DeMbare.

The fact of the matter is my links with Dynamos will follow me to the grave but football is not all about Dynamos.

As a coach, I have faced Dynamos countless times and in most cases I have failed to plot their downfall and this is not because that I love the club; it’s football, that’s how it is.

Of all the clubs I have coached I think it is at the green half of the capital, at Caps United, where that problem of being accused of being accused of loving Dynamos ahead of the club I am working for was rampant.

Probably that was because of the rivalry between the two sides.

I believe the Caps United fans didn’t fully acknowledge the work I did there and they also didn’t fully appreciate how difficult it is to beat Dynamos.

DeMbare are not an easy to team to defeat, anyone who is a football person will tell you this. However, they can be beaten.

Let me remind you that on November 22, 2009 when I was at Gunners, we beat Dynamos 2-0 on our way to the championship and everyone at Rufaro stopped breathing that day.

That can happen again and it can be this Sunday.

History has a way of repeating itself and when it does it might do so with devastating effects.

I also get confused when Moses Chunga is described as nomadic because he has moved to a new club yet when other coaches do the same the word “nomadic” is dropped and the matter is reported as a normal switch.

In South Africa we have coaches like Steve Kompela; he has been to a number of clubs. And in Europe you have your Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte who are changing clubs.

But for Bambo it becomes a crime and yet it is accepted internationally.

I do not know who hasn’t moved, you yourself (the reporter) you did not start here, you were somewhere before you came to The Sunday Mail, but the moment Bambo moves it becomes a very big issue.

People call me nomadic but I like to call myself a rolling stone and as coaches we are bound to move from one club to the other.

These days I am at Harare City and we want to build a football force and as you know every coach has his way of doing business.

In this business you should expect anything and have to stick to your guns.

It is very difficult for people to accept Bambo and the way he does business but like I have already said I am not into coaching to be loved but to produce results, I am measured by how many points I put in the bag and not by how many people like me.

This “like” business is for Facebook!

My philosophy is simple: train hard and you earn a place in the team. I don’t look at names and this why you are beginning to see a lot of youngsters making the team and this is just the beginning.

Last weekend against Border Strikers I fielded four under-20 players in the starting lineup and two more came in as substitutes.Some of the youngsters that have really caught my eye are Learnmore Muyambo, Dexter Mawere, Tatenda Tumba, Sean Muneka and Jerry Chipangura just to name a few.

Watch out for my defensive linkman Muyambo, he will be the next best anchorman in the land if he keeps his feet on the ground.

As I try to bring a new culture at the club there has been alot of speculation around my job.I have been “fired” in some circles but what I know is I am still at Harare City with the support of my boss Alois Masepe and his executive.

People say Bambo breeds confusion and rifts and also accuse me of treating senior players unfairly but all this is done without a shred of evidence being brought to the fore.But I am a vindicated man now.

Raphael Manuvire has been topical but he has finally seen the light: he is working hard for a place in the team and we will try to use his capabilities to our advantage.

I rate him highly on the talent scale, but talent alone won’t take you anywhere. To me, it is 20 percent talent and 80 percent hard work.

Then there is Tendai Samanja. He has to sort out his problems or challenges because it is now affecting team selection.

My haters say I have got beef with Tafadzwa Dube but few bother to trace my history with the goalkeeper.

I rejuvenated his career in 2009. I literally took him from the streets to Gunners when he had become a reject at Dynamos.

How I made Francesco Zekumbawire captain at the expense of Temba Ndlovu has also been a topical issue.

Let me explain that decision. In football there is nothing like a non-playing captain, Ndlovu wasn’t playing and there is no way he would have been skipper. It was purely based on the combination of skill and discipline that I appointed Zekumbawire my captain.A captain has to offer more than just going for the toss before kick-off.Unfortunately, these days we no longer have captains who are an extension of the technical bench and that is a real worry.Zekumbawire has gone and by Sunday (today) I will have made up my mind on the new skipper.

May I take this chance to speak to the Harare City councilors, the executive and supporters. I know it’s not easy for you to accept me but please be patient – the good times are on the way. Let’s not lose focus because of a bad patch.

Moses Chunga is the head coach at Harare City and spoke to The Sunday Mail Sports Reporter Langton Nyakwenda in Harare on Wednesday 17 August, 2016

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