Why? Why? Why?

Towards the end of last season, as he held the reins on a caretaker basis after Stuart Baxter’s sacking, Arthur

Zwane told the media, “We can’t just get the ball and kick it forward, we lose it and then the opposition is on top of us. Those days are gone. We have

the following from supporters and everyone who is behind us. They want to watch something that is pleasing to their eyes. “The minute we get that one right, I have no doubt the results will start coming because our players will be having that way of playing, knowing how to attack, when and how to defend and playing to dominate every game. Once you start dominating, it is easier for you to win games. You won’t just go on to the field and want to win. You will have a way of winning games. There will be a certain approach because you are playing a certain opposition, but it must be within the Kaizer Chiefs way.” It was as if the Meadowlandsborn mentor knew he was about to be announced Kaizer Chiefs head coach just a couple of weeks later. If there are two Amakhosi players that the club’s supporters would be most excited about going into this season, in light of the above comments, and who

would never be expected to struggle to play the Kaizer Chiefs way based on what they’ve been able to deliver in the famous Gold and Black jersey, albeit in patches, it is Dolly and Billiat. The duo were expected to lead the revolution, at least the on-field part of it, taking place at Naturena, what with the Naturena-based outfit cutting down on the squad’s average age and

embarking on a clear-out. Therefore, the two creative players’ experience, among other attributes, would stead them in good stead. Or so the Khosi Nation thought. Let alone that the telepathic understanding between the two of them is quite well-documented. Quite surprisingly though, they’ve struggled to get going since Zwane took over, and the big question is why? Is it a case of not buying into what the coach is trying to introduce? Is it the Kaizer Chiefs way after all? Or are they simply struggling to adapt to all the recent changes? A case of the coach’s manmanagement skills perhaps? Though

not of South African descent, Billiat is a kind of player that plays football the Mzansi way, and as we learn later in this feature, he played much better under Ernst Middendorp, a foreign coach, and was a joy to watch under Giovanni Solinas, another foreign coach, but just cannot replicate his best form under a local coach. Dolly started his Amakhosi life like a house on fire, under Baxter, a foreign coach, but has gone quiet, even dropping to the bench on occasion, since the current campaign started. This begs questions!