Delron Buckley will have to run to the maritzburg United long-distance club after being appointed interim coach on Tuesday afternoon.
Former Bafana baffler replaces fired Eric Tinkler and faces a complicated baptism as host of the SuperSport United team in a tricky league match at Pietermaritzburg’s Harry Gwala Stadium on Friday night.
The suffered KwaZulu-Natal is the league team that has not yet scored a point after 4 direct losses in which he has conceded seven goals and scored two.
“It’s a general scenario when a coach leaves, players start thinking about what’s going to happen,” Buckley said after being announced as the new man in charge.
“For me, now as a coach, I have to cheer up the players.
“[I have to] motivate them and prepare them for Friday’s game. It’s up to players to take the issues into their own hands. “
Buckley, who had a good career in Europe with VfL Bochum, Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund and Karlsruher SC in Germany and FC Basel in Switzerland, said they didn’t have to play fair football.
“It’s a game to make or die for us [against Supersport] and the moment they step on the field, they must realize that if we need to win, we will have to be competitive and challenge every ball. .
“Sometimes when things get tough, you can’t play football fairly. You have to play the way you win. “