Castro chasing more goals
CASTRO: FINDING OUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO PLEASE THE CHIEFS COACH
Even after a brace against Arrows, the former Wits mentor wants the Colombian striker to be more clinical.
After scoring two goals and helping Kaizer Chiefs to secure a draw away at Golden Arrows at the weekend, Leonardo Castro could be forgiven if he felt some applause was due to him, especially from his coach Gavin Hunt.
But all the Colombian got was a pat on the back accompanied by a “do better next time”, as he found out how difficult it is to please Hunt, who is among the most successful coaches in local football.
Instead of praising Castro – who by his (Hunt) admission is not fully fit yet – Hunt pointed out how he could have scored more had he been more clinical.
“Castro scored two goals, he worked hard, (but) I thought he could have scored five. He missed two or three chances in the first half, I mean, they were good chances as well, much easier than the ones he scored.
“I am happy for him, he works hard but he is at the age now where he can’t go the whole 90 minutes but we will try to do the best with what we have,” added the 56-year-old mentor.
Hunt will, however, be hoping that Castro continues with his scoring touch when they meet Swallows FC at Donsonville Stadium
tonight.
The former Bidvest Wits mentor also commented on youngster, Darrel Macheke, who made his debut coming on as a substitute against Abafana Bes’thende.
“He has got legs and that’s what we need in the team right now. He’s determined and maybe we can make something of him. That’s what we are going to have to try this season, take players from nowhere and try and make them into something,” said Hunt in reference to the side’s two-window transfer ban which prohibits
them from bringing in players from the outside.
Chiefs lost out on Brandon Peterson, Phathutshedzo Mange and Sifiso Hlanti, who had been training with the side in the hope they would be signed should the club win their appeal against the ban.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) upheld Fifa’s judgement, and the players were let go to join other teams.
Hlanti has since joined Swallows and made his debut on Sunday, as did Nange at Stellenbosch
FC.
Swallows’ Brandon Truter was happy that his team managed to keep their unbeaten run intact after being held to a goalless draw by TS Galaxy on Saturday.
He was, however, worried about the short turnaround time between the games, saying it didn’t allow for him to prepare his team properly.
“It’s only 48 hours and the body only fully recoveres in 72 hours, so we will still have fatigue to manage in the squad, but they have the same turnaround time.”