Caleb Bimenyimana faced the wrath of frustrated Kaizer Chiefs fans at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday evening.
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The Chiefs attack was again wasteful in their DStv Premiership outing against Richards Bay FC.
Bimenyimana has to shoulder the burden of Chiefs supporters who booed him and signed a sign indicating that he should be sacked.
It was in the 70th minute after he rushed a shot and ballooned when he seemed to have time to pass or take a better shot.
Zwane immediately took him away and replaced him with Wandile Duba in a gesture that raised eyebrows.
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When a coach pulls a player like that, it usually seems to kill him because he’s already under pressure.
But Zwane began to explain why he had to rush to get her, saying he was saving her because she was drowning.
“As a coach, you always want your players to be in the right frame of mind,” the Chiefs mentor said at the post-match media conference.
Your body language tells Zwane what to do
“And you look at him, how he reacts at that time. What gives you the motivation to say ‘you know what I’m going to give my best as far as scoring a goal or helping the team’?
“But if you look at his body language… it’s a bit rude, so obviously it’s a sign for me to save him.
“This is my job. You know what I’m saying?,” explained the Amakhosi coach who was very protective of his players.
“Then go back to the drawing board or training again and we work with him. He is a good player, he will do anything, and he will help us progress. I have no doubt about that.”
The lanky Bimenyimana was signed by Chiefs a few weeks after the start of the season.
This was after he had impressed Zwane during his previous trial. And he made an immediate impact.
He appears to be the answer the team has been looking for up front as they rely solely on Ashley Du Preez.
And Bimenyimana may be the first player to score a hat-trick via the penalty spot. He scored against Stellenbosch FC in the first round.