It looks like Orlando Pirates’ objective scoring issues may be a factor of the previous, that’s if the group’s strikers tackle the whole lot they study from their new striker coach Scott Chickelday.
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Though Pirates haven’t formally introduced Chickelday as their striker coach, the Englishman took to social media to announce his first day with the Buccaneers, saying he had a heat welcome at the club.
“Wow! What a first day with @orlandopirates. Never felt so welcomed at a club! Some great people within this set up and some fantastic players! Really excited to be working within this fantastic club,” wrote Chickelday on his Twitter account.
With the acquisition of Chickelday, the Buccaneers appear decided to repair their goalscoring issues, which has been a problem for the club for a number of seasons now – head coach Jose Riveiro has introduced the topic up many instances in his post-match interviews, with the club managing to play some lovely soccer, however failing ail to transform probabilities.
Pirates have seeked to get the finest strikers they will get, and the just lately acquired the companies of veteran Ndumiso Mabena, who joins the likes of Kermit Erasmus, Eva Nga, Evidence Makgopa, Zakhele Lepasa, Kwame Peprah and Terrence Dzvukamanja as the males entrusted to get objectives for the club.
Experienced striker coach
Most in all probability Chickelday’s efforts with the strikers will work wonders for the Sea Robbers, with the striker coach having labored with the likes of Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa and Liverpool FC’s Harvey Elliot.
The new Pirates coach additionally has a UEFA license and he has previously labored with the Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers academy, spending 12 years in the academy system.
Having a striker coach shouldn’t be actually a brand new factor in soccer, with former Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy having been roped in by Eric ten Hag to assist out with the forwards at Manchester United.
