{"id":14295,"date":"2019-10-01T20:52:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=14295"},"modified":"2019-10-01T20:52:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:52:41","slug":"middendorp-hints-at-katsande-return-to-chiefs-starting-eleven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/middendorp-hints-at-katsande-return-to-chiefs-starting-eleven","title":{"rendered":"Middendorp hints at Katsande return to Chiefs starting eleven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp has hinted at the possibility of Zimbabwean midfielder Willard Katsande returning to Amakhosi\u2019 starting eleven when they face Golden Arrows today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Salt and Vinegar\u2019, as Katsande is affectionally known by the Chiefs faithful, has not started for the Middendorp-coached outfit in a long time but the German coach hinted at the possibilty of him returning to action when they face Arrows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not thinking about three [wins] in a row at the moment. For us, it\u2019s important really to just go through the squad,\u201d said Middendorp according Kick Off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of players that haven\u2019t been used, and that is where we have to look into it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been hit [with injuries] at the moment, therefore the priority is not to think about three in a row. 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