They must stop lying

Keagan Buchanan's career is what many players could dream about. The former midfielder played for teams like Bloemfontein Celtic, Kaizer Chiefs, Maritzburg United, and AmaZulu FC, but his game time was often limited by injuries. In the second part of this interview with Soccer Laduma's Delmain Faver, Buchanan talks about his complicated relationships with coaches like Ernst Middendorp and Benni Mccarthy. Buchanan also opens up about the time he spent at Kaizer Chiefs and his achievements during his career.

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KB: I think coach Benni McCarthy's system and later coach Brakkies (Brandon Truter) worked well, but I don't want to talk about that other French guy (Romain Folz).

With coach Benni and coach Vasili Manousakis, that technical team, I really played the way I always wanted to play, like a 6 or an 8. Obviously, I stepped up and enjoyed myself. But also at Maritzburg, I had the time of my life under coach Eric Tinkler. I enjoyed myself to another level, with Miguel Timm in the middle. With Miguel Daylon Claasen in the middle there, but predominantly in that midfield. Even later on, with Travis Graham and Phumlani Ntshangase, I really enjoyed myself at Maritzburg. The people at Maritzburg were good to me, even though I didn't like all these nonsense stories when I left. They must stop lying and saying I was not focused. They didn't offer me a new contract, so I had to wait. In the last six months, they told me to wait. My future was uncertain. So, they let me go even though I didn't sign a pre-contract when they released me. They thought I signed a pre-contract, but I didn't. I was literally waiting for them, and they took their own time. The German Madala (Ernst Middendorp) doesn't like me. Obviously, when he joined, I was done and there seemed to be issues.

DF: What was coach Middendorp's problem with you?