Tyren Arendse (pictured), head coach of Cape Town Spurs’ ABC Motsepe League outfit has called for some “serious introspection” when the curtain drops on the Second Division in the coming weeks.
With two games to go, the ‘reserve’ side of Spurs has been relegated to the Hollywoodbets Third Division for next season – unless something drastic or dramatic arises.
This follows a rather disappointing and embarrassing performance in the league whereby the Parow-based outfit could only muster three wins in 20 matches thus far with five draws and 12 losses, coupled with a minus-eight goal difference.
These stats speak for themselves and in reality it is quite shocking especially given that Spurs are still regarded as one of the top academies in the Mother City, if not the country.
It’s pretty clear that the former Bafana Bafana player is deeply saddened and disappointed with how his debut season in the second division unfolded.
“Well, obviously I’ll have to do some introspection and see where it went wrong when the season ends,” Arendse told No Bones with Jones. “Because sometimes there are many factors that contribute towards the results.
“So, for now, I just want to finish the season and then I’ll sit down and analyze things, you know. At the moment it is a bit disappointing but it is what it is. Time for reflection will come.”
In all fairness to Arendse, a former Santos hero has only coached at junior level (where he was successful) prior to being promoted and is still cutting his teeth in the third tier of SA football.
Now is the time for the Spurs hierarchy to give him the necessary support and to back the former Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns player to help him grow as a coach.
Arendse was extremely mature and honest about his shortcomings citing that growth and character, whether as a player or coach, are built during times of adversity.
“For me as a coach these are valuable lessons that one learns,” he further added. “Sometimes these situations are actually part of a coach’s development. I mean I’m only four, five years in a coaching role and you’ll have to deal with disappointments like these…
“And If you have to do it again what you’ll do differently, so yah, that is all part of the learning process. It’s maybe not a nice thing but it’s what you take out of it,” Arendse concluded.
