Flashscore compared Fernando Da Cruz's opening 10 games as Kaizer Chiefs coach with the starts made by other recent coaches at the club. Da Cruz has three wins, five draws and two defeats from his first 10 matches.
Da Cruz's opening record
Fernando Da Cruz has won three of his opening 10 games in charge of Kaizer Chiefs. Kaizer Chiefs have five draws and two defeats in his first 10 matches.
Draws level with the highest mark
Among Kaizer Chiefs coaches over the last decade or so, Da Cruz's five draws in his first 10 games are the joint-highest total, along with Steve Komphela, Giovanni Solinas and the co-coaching pair of Khalil Ben Youssef and Cédric Kaze. Da Cruz's start is identical to that of Solinas.
Coaches with more wins
Ernst Middendorp won six and lost four of his first 10 matches when he took charge in the 2018/19 season for his second spell with the team. The next-highest number of wins in a first 10-game start over this period is four, achieved by Steve Komphela, Khalil Ben Youssef and Cédric Kaze, Cavin Johnson and Nasreddine Nabi.
Other comparative starts
Nasreddine Nabi also had four defeats in his first 10 games. Da Cruz's start is slightly better than those of Stuart Baxter in his second spell and Arthur Zwane, who both had W3 D4 L3 records. The coaches who struggled the most were Gavin Hunt and Molefi Ntseki, who both had W3 D3 L4 records.