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Time for Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane to go? Here's what the stats say

Anthony McLennan
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Arthur Zwane, Kaizer Chiefs, October 2022
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The pressure on the Glamour Boys was heightened after a humiliating 4-0 defeat to AmaZulu at Moses Mabhida Stadium last Friday night

It has been a difficult few weeks for Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane, but is Amakhosi's form bad enough for him to get fired?

It is usually good to put things in perspective before any hasty decisions are made and in this regard, Chiefs' struggles are nothing new - they come at a point when the club is on an eight-year trophy drought.

Compared to his predecessors' win ratio, this is how Zwane fares:

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  1. Arthur Zwane
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    Arthur Zwane

    Matches in charge: 19

    Average points earned per match: 1.53

  2. Stuart Baxter (second spell)
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    Stuart Baxter (second spell)

    Matches in charge: 26

    Average points earned per match: 1.50

  4. Gavin Hunt
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    Gavin Hunt

    Matches in charge: 44

    Average points earned per match: 1.20

  5. Ernst Middendorp

    Ernst Middendorp

    Matches in charge: 60

    Average points earned per match: 1.75

  7. Giovanni Solinas
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    Giovanni Solinas

    Matches in charge: 20

    Average points earned per match: 1.40

  8. Steve Komphela
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    Steve Komphela

    Matches in charge: 112

    Average points earned per match: 1.60

  9. Stuart Baxter (first spell)
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    Stuart Baxter (first spell)

    Matches in charge: 110

    Average points earned per match: 2.03

  10. Conclusion:
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    Conclusion:

    Compared to his predecessors, Zwane has not done that badly - he ranks somewhere in the middle.
    But compared to the last time Chiefs actually won something - the league title in 2015, his average points per game tally is far below that of the last championship winning coach, Stuart Baxter (1.53 versus 2.03).
    For that reason, Zwane is walking on shaky ground and needs to turn things around fast.