If Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabis first week in South Africa as Amakhosi head coach is anything to go by, we are in for a ride that will never be dull, even if it does, at its conclusion, all go up in flames.
Nabis first press conference as Amakhosi mentor was friendly enough, with the Tunisian, via a translator, talking of the need for a club the size of Chiefs to win trophies, but also asking for patience.
Trust the process was effectively the message, and Chiefs supporters will now need to take that even more to heart, following Sundays 4-0 hammering by Young Africans in the Toyota Cup.
By the end of that match, Nabi had discarded his need for a translator, turning straight to English as he told reporters its not my fault that people who dont know football dont sleep today because the team lost a friendly match.
If such a comment perhaps lacks a little tact, it is certainly a truth that pre-season results are fundamentally irrelevant. Chiefs were also beaten by a side better on paper and on the pitch, a side that won its domestic title by 11 points and reached last seasons Caf Champions League quarterfinal.
