Why Shaun Bartlett turned down a co-coaching job in the PSL

Since his departure from Spurs last season, Bartlett has been without a coaching role.

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He shared that a Betway Premiership club approached him with a co-coaching position, but he turned it down. A former Bafana Bafana striker, Bartlett expressed his reservations about co-coaching, a growing trend among PSL clubs, stating he prefers to wait for the right opportunity rather than share coaching responsibilities.

''It depends on the coach that I am supposed to work with, again, I've been given the opportunity but I declined it. Not going to mention any club names, it is not the easiest thing to do. You can rather ask me to be an assistant or the head coach. I've been there before and ended up taking most of the blame for not getting results, it is a tricky one and not something I can not entertain honestly,'' said Bartlett.

Bartlett was taken aback when he was informed that he had to part ways with the coach he was originally supposed to work alongside as a co-coach to become the club's sole head coach. Essentially, he was being asked to undermine the very coach he was meant to collaborate with, which he believes was the reason he ultimately turned down the co-coaching position at a particular PSL club.

''They did, and said you must work with X and also work them out, how do you do that? It is something that is becoming common in this country, and I think owners need to select the head coach and allow them to select the players they want,'' added Bartlett.

Bartlett believes that co-coaching often leads to a clash of ideas between the two coaches, which is why he is not a strong supporter of the approach.

''I've been seeing that a lot recently, but I don't support it. When there's a co-coaching approach there will always be a clash of personalities and ideas,'' he expressed.

Bartlett says that he lacked the necessary support at his previous club and believes the success of new PSL team Magesi FC is due to the strong support structures provided by their management.