Golden Arrows head coach Steve Komphela has seemingly continued to throw shade at his former colleague, Mamelodi Sundowns tactician Rulani Mokwena.
Without saying it directly, the former Kaizer Chiefs coach appeared to take a dig at Mokwena last month after claiming that some coaches he has worked with don't like sharing information, to the point of having four passwords on their laptops, shortly after he was appointed at Arrows.
The rumour mill has, in the past, revealed how Mokwena seemed to sideline Komphela with the request to management to add Michael Loftman to his technical team, with the former national U23 coach later not hesitating to jump ship and join Moroka Swallows when chairman David Magashoa came calling.
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Before he was appointed at Abafana Bes'thende, the side had a losing streak that stretched to 11 matches under Mabhuti Khenyeza, and Komphela has since managed to turn the tide around, with back-to-back wins.
In the latest result, Arrows came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with SuperSport United on Wednesday evening.
Explaining his relationship with Khenyeza, who has become his assistant, the veteran tactician says he gets on well with the former Chiefs striker and made comparisons about how a coach should not feel threatened about other members of the technical team bringing their contribution.
"The discussions we had are more of a reminiscence of the past, what happened when he was playing, when I was at Chiefs, when he was at Sundowns and all that.
"We never spoke about the scenario (losing streak) and the situation up until now and they have absolute freedom those people (technical team) to do whatever they want," Komphela told reporters.
"If it's time to get up and pass instructions, so what? There was an incident, the fourth official comes, she wants him (Khenyeza) to sit down, she confronts him. I said, 'No, you (Khenyeza) carry on, I'll sit down'.
"You don't have to be threatened by people around you and when you're in a situation where you're working on a project, the project belongs to the institution, not an individual," he explained.
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"Only narcissists have a problem with people who bring their contribution because all they need to hear is their voice, their work. They like listening to themselves. But people who are comfortable in the company of everyone else, you welcome everybody's input and in football, nothing is wrong and everything is right, except that there's a different perspective," added Komphela.
Arrows will visit Orlando Pirates in their next DStv Premiership clash on Saturday evening.
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