Chiefs: Sithebe rates Samkelo and Mdu

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siyethemba Sithebe has reviewed the qualities of his young teammates Samkelo Zwane and Mduduzi Shabalala, while also revealing the advice he passed on to the duo.

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Speaking to the media in the past week, the former AmaZulu star from KwaZulu Natal’s Newcastle is a fan of Samkelo’s long-range passes but believes the 21-year-old can communicate better.

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“The boy [Zwane] is good, he is really good. He may be coming from the development to the first team but he is good,” Sithebe told iDiski Times.

“I think when I play with him most of the time I tell him that the most important thing is communication.

“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.

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“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.

MDU OR DIE

The dreadlocked 30-year-old also took the moment to rate the much-exciting central attacking midfielder Shabalala.

Sithebe feels that the 19-year-old, known as ‘Mdu or Die,’ has already won games for Chiefs but should be wary of the streets.

“[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,” added Sithebe.

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“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.

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“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.”

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