Komphela responds to Eymael’s jibe
Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela has responded to Luc Eymael jibe at him, by calling the Belgian coach a mercenary who lacks professionalism and courtesy.
Luc Eymael with Steve Komphela (Photo by Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images)
This comes after Eymael took a slight dig at Komphela after leading Stars to the Nedbank Cup final win over Maritzburg United on Saturday.
“I came to Free State Stars‚ second year in South Africa‚ one trophy. I know some of the guys who have worked 13 years without winning a trophy,” said Eymael after the game.
This didn’t go down well with Komphela, and he responded to Eymael’s jibe on Metro FM this week.
“There’s a guy‚ uGeorge Bernard Shaw… there’s one quote that he once gave‚ making reference to a pig‚ that ‘you don’t wrestle like a pig in the mud‚ because it will get you dirty’,” Komphela said.
“And besides‚ the pig just loves that. Which is why I ignored him.
“Luc Eymael, I wish he was here so that we could talk. Because again now‚ I’m responding here, and he’s not here. He’s going to come up, and say I was talking about him on Metro‚ and all that.
“I don’t want that. I told him anyway in Bethlehem what I feel about him‚ and I don’t move an inch‚ I still believe that.
“You see there’s a big perception by some of these who come here to South Africa‚ thinking that we South Africans have to lie there and then they must make us carpets.
“No‚ no‚ no. One big mistake is that when I lie down and then you accept that you must dust your feet‚ it’s not that I’m a carpet‚ but I must [show] humility. It is not that I’m stupid.
“So‚ Luc Eymael‚ these are mercenaries. You can see the profile of this guy.
“He comes to Polokwane City‚ he doesn’t complete a contract. Lack of courtesy and professionalism.”
Eymael is linked with the head coaching job at Chiefs, which was left vacant by Komphela when he resigned last month.
