SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt says his DStv Premiership Coach of the Season nomination is “window dressing”.
Hunt has been nominated alongside the league-winning Rulani Mokwena and Jose Riveiro of Orlando Pirates who finished second, won the MTN8 and is competing for the Nedbank Cup final.
In his first season back in Pretoria, Hunt has led Matsatsantsa to a third-place finish in the league, helping them to qualify for the CAF Confederations Cup.
The coach was asked how he felt about the nomination after his side’s 1-0 loss to Sekhukhune United at the Peter Mokaba Stadium and he said it’s not an indication of what he has done.
“No, they put my name in there just to make it glorified. Don’t worry, I won’t be winning that. It’s not what I think, it’s window dressing,” Hunt told the media in Polokwane.
“I’ve won it six times, so it’s alright. Nobody is ever going to win it six times. No, I don’t deserve it. It’s got nothing to do with me.
“Whoever wins it, fantastic but a nomination is a combination of hard work for everybody behind the scene but often will be the coach.
“There has been a lot of hard work from all the assistant coaches, you know strengthening and conditioning people. If anything it’s won it’s going to be because of them.”
The coach emphasised how important it was to be competing in a CAF competition next season, adding that he needs to reinforce his squad to avoid what happened to Marumo Gallants who got relegated from the league after reaching the semi-final of the Confederations Cup this term.
“A club of our size that was in the final a few years ago, it’s huge, it’s brilliant, it’s fantastic, I love it,” he added.
“I mean we need to make our team better and stronger but you’ve got to be very careful. You’ve got to have a squad.
“You’ve got to have three or four players more otherwise you are going to get stung like what happened today to Gallants.
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“Unbelievable what they have achieved but they got relegated. What’s more important? I think they made enough money to buy a new franchise maybe.”
Meanwhile, SuperSport will have their own end-of-the-season awards on Monday.
