Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siyethemba Sithebe believes the youngsters Samkelo Zwane and Mdu Shabalala have done well holding their own since making their debuts, saying he always talks to them about how they can improve.
Zwane has played 13 matches in all competitions with the first team, while 19 year old Shabalala has featured in 20 games and has two assists and two goals in the league.
The former AmaZulu man says Zwane needs to improve on communication, while Shabalala needs to learn how to block the outside noise as it has the potential to ruin his career.
“The boy [Zwane] is good, he is really good. He may be coming from the development to the first team but he is good. I think when I play with him most of the time I tell him that the most important thing is communication,” Sithebe told iDiski Times.
“If we can communicate, guide each other; communicate when one of us is out of position. So I think if the boy can communicate more everything will be alright and he will gain experience.
“The boy is good in passing, getting those range balls and in the final third he is a good shooter. I think if the boy can continue working more on those things he will gain experience.
“[Shabalala] has been performing and doing very well and he misses chances sometimes but otherwise there are a lot of games where he gave a lot for us to win three points. And I told him that now he is in the first team he must try to not listen to a lot of people from outside because that can make his head big.
“You know how Jozi can be once you get big-headed, you start losing form, and the talk changes to negativity
“I tell him he should be ready for all sorts of opinions even rubbish and to just keep performing, and when things aren’t going well to keep playing his own game.
“He is skilful and does everything on the pitch and he will prosper. I tell him if he wants to dribble he should go ahead because that gives us room to breathe as midfielders and we keep the ball down.”
You can read Sithebe’s full interview with Mnyandu in edition 102 of iDiski Times available for free on the website.
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