With a goalkeeping crisis still going on at Kaizer Chiefs, former shot-stopper Itumeleng Khune has suggested a solution.
Chiefs have been struggling to get a solid number one goalkeeper, since Khune reached the twilight of his career.
New signing Fiacre Ntwari was brought in to stabilize the situation, but was replaced by Bruce Bvuma with almost on third of the season already completed.
The Soweto giants have conceded 29 goals in 24 league games. In fact, Chiefs have conceded more goals than SuperSport United, who are lying 15th on the Premiership standings.
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To remedy the situation, Khune has suggested that Chiefs need a South African goalkeeper coach, who would have the national patriotism at heart.
"What is happening at Chiefs is heart-breaking for any Chiefs fan, because this is not what we're used to. Remember, if you look back, Chiefs have always produced great goalkeepers and you knew there's a number one and number two was not far off from number one," Khune said on in an interview on TimesLIVE Video YouTube Channel.
"But with the current generation, there's a big gap, we lack goalkeeper coaches. Foreigners occupy the number one, what does it do for our national team? When Ronwen (Williams) is not fit, we struggle (only) now Sipho Chaine is coming into the picture.
"You need a goalkeeper coach who is South African, who will push you to almost Ronwen's level, that's what used to happen at Chiefs. There was a season Brian Baloyi and Rowen Fernandez were rotating, competition was tight. After them, our generation, myself, Brilliant (Khuzwayo) and Reyaad Pieterse, we were not far off. The number one priority was clean sheets. The current generation, I don't know what's happening, if they're pushing each other," the former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper added.
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Bafana's number two, Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Chaine has been trained by South African Tyron Damons.
Another South African, Wendell Robinson, who was at Mamelodi Sundowns for over a decade, until December last year, has been credited with the rise in level of brilliant shot-stoppers at the Brazilians.
