After a short stint with Orlando Pirates, England-based striker coach Scott Chickelday has made a revelation after his time with the Soweto giants.
Chickelday announced himself as a striker coach on social media at Pirates in early January and although the club did not make any official announcement, he was acknowledged by head coach Jose Riveiro in a couple of press conferences.
The former Tottenham Hotspur coach, however, only lasted five weeks and made a big impact within that short period of time, as the Buccaneers scored ten goals in five matches during his time at the club.
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Chickelday his desire to return to the PSL and says he "fell in love" with the country and would love to come back on a permanent basis, preferably with Pirates again.
"100 percent. It's a place I fell in love with, I now tell people it's my second home, so I would absolutely love to come back," Chickelday said on SAFM Sport.
"Hopefully, with Pirates but who knows, like I said I like the country, I really like the football and it's a place I would like to come and work, not just for five weeks next time to come more permanently."
The 48-year old finishing coach also explained why his stay at Pirates was short and did not rule out the possibility of working with another club in the PSL, although he revealed that he is still speaking to the Buccaneers.
"It was only a short-term contract, it was only gonna be for five weeks, looking at it now, I would have liked to stay until the end of the season but it just works out that it was five weeks," he said.
"Look, I'm still speaking to the club, so who knows if I'll return with Pirates or with anyone else in South Africa? I'm not too sure but it's somewhere where I've sort of got my eyes on returning and work.
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"Obviously, I liked the style of football out there, I really liked the supporters and I just liked the people in South Africa and I think the players are really switched on and they want to learn," he expanded on the reasons why he is keen to return."And that's what impressed me more than anything, that the young African players have got the desire to learn, there's no attitude, there's no egos, they just turn up everyday to play football and improve as players and that's what really touched my heart.
"And really drove me to work as hard as I can, which obviously left a taste in my mouth wanting me to go back," he added.
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