Former Orlando Pirates and Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids has shed more light on the tactics used by Nasreddine Nabi, who is set to be in charge of Kaizer Chiefs for the 2024/2025 season.
Fadlu, who is now part of Josef Zinnbauer’s technical team at Raja Casablanca, got to experience ‘Nabi Ball’ in the Moroccan Botola Pro League, where he coaches AS FAR.
Nabi missed out on the league title by one point, with Raja pipping them to the title in the final weeks of the season.
“His teams are more direct in terms of going forward and scoring goals. They were the highest scoring team in the league but most of their goals came through set pieces and penalties,” Davids said about Nabi on Radio 2000.
“They were a little bit more direct in their approach compared to our style that we played this season but very effective in getting the results. You can expect a team that moves forward and scores goals.
“On set pieces, they will be a big threat. I think it is similar to the Middendorp style during the season where they (Chiefs) missed out on winning the league (Chiefs lost out to Sundowns on the last day of the season). They scored a lot of goals through set pieces and I think you will see a similar type of football that is result-driven by scoring a lot of goals and winning matches.”
According to the latest reports, Kaizer Chiefs will bring in five members of technical staff for new head coach Nasreddine Nabi. Khalil Ben Youssef (2nd assistant), Ilyes Mzoughi (GK coach), Majdi Safi (S&C coach) already agreed. Talks ongoing with experienced assistant coach and analyst + potential training camp in Europe.
