Swallows FC head coach Ernst Middendorp has snubbed former club Kaizer Chiefs in his ranking of where he enjoyed his coaching the most.
Middendorp holds the record of the highest number of matches in the PSL for a foreign coach (just over 400) after he first landed in the country to coach Chiefs in 2005.
The German tactician has been at the helm of various clubs in the DStv Premiership over the years, including the likes of Golden Arrows, Maritzburg United, Free State Stars and Chippa United.
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Middendorp, who notably had four spells at Maritzburg and two stints at Chiefs, was recently asked which club treated him the best as a coach.
"Definitely, the biggest happiness in terms of implementing ideas fully, even if it was a short time was definitely Free State Stars," Middendorp said on Marawa Sports Worldwide.
"You will be surprised but everyone was thinking, 'No, this Mike Mokoena is interfering, he's telling you what to do' and so on. The opposite was the case.
"He made it very clear what he expected, ja that was definitely a fantastic time," he said.
The veteran mentor came close to winning two major trophies in his second spell at Amakhosi after narrowly losing the Nedbank Cup final 1-0 to then second-tier side TS Galaxy in 2019 and lost the Premiership title on the final matchday the following season.
The coach went on to say that when it comes to the running of the club Chiefs are at "the highest level" but suggested that it is in the technical matters where they lack.
"Professionally of course, there are a team like Kaizer Chiefs has a professional (side), of course I was not really happy at the end of the time with certain circumstances, no doubt about it," he continued.
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"But the professionalism on the club side is on the highest level, there's no doubt about it. I wish they can indicate a certain development, a certain direction.
"And use the resources that they have to the maximum. It's what I'm always talking about; the knowledge, the resources, the infrastructure, if you have it in place then use it to the maximum, I think there is space for improvement," he added.
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