Tembo more of a players’ man

SuperSport United winger Thuso Phala (above) has said his coach Kaitano Tembo is a lot easier to talk to than his predecessors Eric Tinkler, Stuart Baxter and Cavin Johnson. Tembo served as their right-hand man before landing the top job in August. “He is a lot more approachable than the previous coaches when you want to ask something and that makes the communication with the players a lot easier,” Phala told Phakaaathi. “We are giving him that respect and he is also giving us respect. So far the team has improved since he took over and hopefully we keep it going and can achieve what he wants,” he added.