Ajax coach Menzo has relegation and keeping his job on his mind

26 April 2017 - 17:30 By Mahlatse Mphahlele
subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now
Ajax Cape Town head coach Stanley Menzo reacts during the Absa Premiership match against Mamelodi Sundowns at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on April 25, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Ajax Cape Town head coach Stanley Menzo reacts during the Absa Premiership match against Mamelodi Sundowns at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on April 25, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Image: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

Under-pressure Ajax Cape Town coach Stanley Menzo has expressed a desire to remain at the club next season.

Menzo‚ who took over from Roger De Sa six months ago‚ said he would like to start on a clean slate with pre-season because he believes in the project and the players they have in the squad.

“The most important thing for now is to save the club from relegation and when everything is okay we can start talking about next season‚" he said.

  • SuperSport United refuse to give up title chaseSuperSport United are not giving up on the Absa Premiership title race‚ a 1-0 win against Bidvest Wits at Bidvest Stadium on Tuesday night having brought them back from the brink of slipping out of the race. 

"Of course‚ I would like to start a season on a clean slate next season because I enjoy working here.

"I came in during a difficult situation‚ to a culture and place I was not familiar with and it has not been easy.

"The moment we survive this situation of relegation‚ we can start to talk about next season to see if the future will be with or without me and hopefully it will be with me‚” he said after Ajax lost 2-0 to Sundowns on Tuesday night.

  • Irate SuperSport United officials give Safa and Stuart Baxter an ultimatumAn annoyed SuperSport United will give the South African Football Association until the middle of next week to conclude their negotiations with Stuart Baxter on the vacant Bafana Bafana coaching position. 

The Urban Warriors go into their last five matches of the season sitting at tenth place on the log with 26 points.

The former Ajax Amsterdam and Holland goalkeeper said they need at least six points to survive.

“We have 26 points now and if we get two wins I think we will be safe but it also depends on the results of other teams that are in a similar situation like us.

  • Bloemfontein Celtic no longer in danger of an unwanted PSL recordMusa Nyatama’s second half effort for Bloemfontein Celtic at home against Highlands Park on Tuesday night means the Free State club are no longer in danger of an unwanted record. 

"In our last five matches‚ it will all be about survival and I know what it means because I have survived relegation twice in the past‚” he said.

“We are five points above the relegation zone and after every game things can change.

"It is not easy to get the points from Sundowns who have quality in their squad and we have to get points elsewhere‚” he said.

  • 'I was not expecting Kaizer Chiefs to give City a hard time,' says Sundowns coach MosimaneIn a bid to take pressure away from his players‚ Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane insists that current Absa Premiership logleaders Cape Town City are favourites to win the title. 

Menzo also confirmed that the club will only release highly rated Amajita midfielder Grant Margeman to the national under-20 for the 2017 World Cup in Korea next month if they are safe from relegation.

Amajita leaves for an eight day training camp in Holland on Wednesday night without Margeman where Thabo Senong charges are scheduled to play friendly matches against Ajax Amsterdam‚ PEC Zwolle and Feyenoord.

  • Cape Town City start to believe they can win the league after beating ChiefsThe spirit and ‘never-say-die’ attitude shown by Cape Town City players in sneaking a dramatic win over Kaizer Chiefs on Tuesday and staying top of the table could prove the catalyst to go on and win the Premier Soccer League title‚ said coach Eric Tinkler. 

“The moment we are safe from relegation‚ he can go to the national team because it will be good for him‚ for the club‚ and the country.

"But we have to think about ourselves first which comes first at the moment.”

- TMG Digital/TMG Sport

subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now