With rumour having started that Chippa United chairman Siviwe Mpengesi is ready to fire Morgani Mammila, the coach insists that his record so far should buy him time.
Chippa are now winless in five matches, Mammila however says his record remains superior to some of his more qualified counterparts.
“I’m not concerned. You guys [media] must do the stats. There are guys with pro licenses here, they’ve been here for how many months? Go and check their wins, they are not even close to me,” says Mammila as quoted by SABC Sport.
“Go and check, all pro license guys are behind me. So, be honest to yourself, not to me. The stats must not lie. I think, is there any pro license [holders] from number one to number nine? I don’t think there are any. Go and check.”
Mammila added that he knows the criteria for sacking a coach.
“In football, this is a business, my friend. If results are not coming, remember you’re talking to management, I know this thing [sic], I’ve fired coaches when results were not coming [before].
“I know that game, I know this game. I know the worth of the status, and remember Chippa is worth more than other statuses because [of] where Chippa is and the sponsors they’ve got.
“But football does not lie. The stats must not lie. Can you fire a coach who plays like this? Will you get a better person [for the job] who can play like this? Will you get a coach who can win four games in a row, taking the team from number 16 to number six?”
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