Nabi Distances Himself From Mourinho Comparison After Kaizer Chiefs’ Loss to Polokwane

Nabi Distances Himself From Mourinho Comparison After Kaizer Chiefs’ Loss to Polokwane

  • Nasreddine Nabi has cut-off the Jose Mourinho comparison while speaking on his style of substitution during Kaizer Chiefs' loss to Polokwane City
  • The Tunisian tactician failed to guide the Glamour Boys to victory against the Rise and Shine at the Peter Mokoba Stadium on Sunday afternoon
  • The former Young Africans manager has failed to put Kaizer Chiefs in continental qualification position on the Betway Premiership log so far this season

Tunisian manager Nasreddine Nabi has distance himself from being compared with former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho after Kaizer Chiefs' loss to Polokwane City in the Premier Soccer League.

The Glamour Boys dropped points from winning position against Royal AM in their last game before Polokwane's clash.

The Soweto giants are now ninth on the Betway Premiership table with 11 points from eight games this season.

Nasreddine Nabi distances himself from Jose Mourinho comparison.
Nasreddine Nabi cuts off the Jose Mourinho comparison after Kaizer Chiefs' loss to Polokwane City. Photo: @KaizerChiefs/Ahmad Mora.
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Nabi distanced himself from Mourinho's comparison

According to FARPost, Nabi claimed he is not Mourinho during an interview after the game while commenting on his half-time changes.

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The Tunisian reiterates that the decision was left to him, which could happen sometimes in games.

"Maybe sometimes the player is not in [performing in the game] …this is football; it's not every time that you change, and you change all. I'm not Mourinho; I'm Nabi."

Mourinho is known to be a no-nonsense coach who always prefers his players to follow his instructions and unleashes his power of substituting players who don't follow his lead.

Kaizer Chiefs will hope to bounce back in their next match in the PSL against TS Galaxy on Monday, December 16, 2024.

Nabi explains why Kaizer Chiefs lost to Polokwane City

In a related publication, Briefly News also reported that Nasreddine Nabi explained why the Glamour Boys were defeated by Polokwane City in the Premier Soccer League.

The Soweto-based club manager was left unhappy by his team's inability to convert the opportunities they created in the game.

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PSL: 3 players to blame for Kaizer Chiefs loss to Polokwane

The Tunisian gaffer believes they are the best team in the Betway Premiership in terms of creating chances but they fail to convert them.

Source: Briefly News

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Raphael Abiola (sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.