Former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane has explained what position is best for Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng.
The talented playmaker has scored 10 goals and provided seven assists in the league this season and is a favourite to win PSL Footballer of the Year.
Mofokeng was mostly used as a winger throughout most of his career at Pirates but this season, he was deployed in the number 10 position.
Mosimane has explained how the 22-year-old can be effective in that position.
Pitso on Mofokeng’s position
“Yeah, a top talent, hey! He (Mofokeng) is very intelligent; there’s always a challenge. Is he a winger or a striker? He’s a 10, but it depends on how you use a 10,” said Mosimane as per Soccer Laduma.
“If you play a 4-3-3 (formation), there’s no 10. It’s a six and two eights. If you play 4-2-3-1, he’s a 10. But if you play 4-4-2 with wingers coming inside a lot, then he’s not a winger. He fits in well in Aston Villa’s shape.”
“He’s a half of almost everything, but what I like is now he’s scoring goals. We used to know him assisting a lot, but now he’s scoring,” he added.
Pitso felt Mofokeng could find it difficult to play the number 10 role at Bafana Bafana.
“It’s a bit tough at the national team, because, let’s say I’m Hugo Broos…I’ll always come back to one thing, results.
“Hindsight is always the best sight, because we always talk after the game that ‘you see he’s a 10’ but maybe at the big international games, when he plays as a 10 in the [Africa] Cup of Nations against Cameroon and all that, probably too heavy for him,” Mosimane concluded.
With the World Cup coming next, Pitso feels results will dictate where Mokong plays at the tournament.