Rushwin Dortley has dismissed suggestions that former coach Arthur Zwane will have any inside information from his time with Kaizer Chiefs that could grant AmaZulu FC an advantage when the two teams meet on Tuesday.
Chiefs will be desperate to shake off the bitter taste of their Soweto Derby defeat when they take on AmaZulu on Tuesday evening.
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In the KZN outfit, Nasreddine Nabi's men will also be facing a tactician that knows the club inside out, in Zwane.
The club legend-turned coach ended his lengthy stay at the Village to take up a co-coaching role at the Durban-based outfit in 2024.
He works alongside Vusumuzi Vilakazi, and the pair have turned Usuthu into a side to at least be cautious of.
Speaking to Chiefs' media team ahead of the Betway Premiership encounter, Dortley has explained why he does not believe Zwane will hold any advantage as he returns to his old stomping ground.
"We have done thorough preparation for this game and we have a strategy," the 22-year-old said.
"Things have changed here since Arthur Zwane left and new coaches have come in, so I don't think he has any inside track on how things work with the team now."
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Dortley is among those who made his first ever appearance in a Soweto Derby last Saturday.
Although the result was a 1-0 loss, the centre-back is optimistic.
"The derby was an amazing experience for me, personally. I always watched the game on television and now I got to play in it, but unfortunately the result didn't go our way," Dortley noted.
"However, the team performance was good and we are going into our upcoming game against AmaZulu in a positive frame of mind. The team is ready to go and fight for the three points."
Kick-off is at 19:30.