AmaZulu head coach Benni McCarthy has spoken about the need for his side to bring in new players in order for them to have a good outing in the CAF Champions League should they pick up the ticket.
High-flying Usuthu are second on the DStv Premiership log and could finish in that position should results go their way.
The Champions League winner has revealed that they need a new breed of players to compliment the ones they have on ground for a better outing against the continent’s best.
“So, Caf Champions League, we will be playing there no matter what. And that brings new challenges, and with that, we can’t just expect to play. We have to bring new players – five or six – we can bring in and make what we already have better,” McCarthy told Sowetan Live.
“With the new season coming with new challenges, believe me, the next four games, I can’t see AmaZulu losing those matches.”
However, McCarthy says there will be continuity with the players who have made the incredible journey so far and that he doesn’t look to make wholesome changes by the time the campaign gets underway.
“That’s what we are going to work on. We are not going to make a lot of changes. We are not like other teams who recruit a new team for new challenges,” stated the former Bafana Bafana star.
“We work with what we get, and the players who get us there will get their reward for their hard work. There will be new faces that will come in and assist the team so we can be competitive for the Champions League.”
“As much as the president doesn’t interfere, it is always nice to have his input on where we can better the squad because we don’t bring Tom, Dick and Harry for the sake of having a player,” he continued.
“Maybe he is good somewhere else but is he good for us because we have a specific way [to play]? We do have players who we are headhunting, but we don’t want to talk about them now.”
After a run of six points from seven games, McCarthy was appointed in December and he has managed to turn the team into a winning side that now has 50 points from 26 games, seven ahead of third-placed Golden Arrows.