Sabelo Radebe of Kaizer Chiefs during the 2021 Carling Black Label Cup match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on 01 August 2021 at Orlando Stadium / Pic Sydney Mahlangu/BackapagePix
Kaizer Chiefs starlet was ‘running around like a headless chicken’ – Baxter
Stuart Baxter was quick to admit that youngster Sabelo Radebe has been tremendously improving in training after a weird start!
Sabelo Radebe of Kaizer Chiefs during the 2021 Carling Black Label Cup match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on 01 August 2021 at Orlando Stadium / Pic Sydney Mahlangu/BackapagePix
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Stuart Baxter was left impressed by the progress youngster Sabelo Radebe is making at Naturena.
Thankfully for Radebe, first impressions don’t last too long in Stuart Baxter’s book who admitted, he felt the youngster was ‘running around like a headless chicken’ at first!
According to Stuart Baxter, Radebe was overly eager to impress him at his first Kaizer Chiefs training session however he has since gelled well with the first team and may very well be one to look out for this season!
Baxter opens up on Kaizer Chiefs starlet’s progression
“Look, when I first came the very first day, his training was wretched. He was all over the place and was running about like a headless chicken,” Kaizer Chiefs head coach Stuart Baxter said during a virtual press conference.
“That I guessed, when I took him and spoke to him, was because he wanted to impress the new coach as much as he could. And he is a gifted player, he does have a lot of talent. We’ve all seen lots of talented players who don’t make it, for various reasons.
“But ‘Bibo’ [Sabelo Radebe], I have to say, between that day, the Pirates game, and now, I think he got down to some work, he wanted to play within the Kaizer Chiefs structure, play with other players and not just wanting to be an individualist. So I think his progress has been excellent.
“I don’t like sitting here and saying anyone is going to play 20 or 30 games, because lots of things can affect that — lack of form, injuries, whatever. But Bibo has certainly surprised me with his progress. And I hope he continues that progress, because if he does then he’ll be a strong candidate for Kaizer Chiefs.”
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Kaizer Chiefs begin their 2021/2022 campaign against rivals Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 Sunday afternoon at 15:00. They then face TS Galaxy a week later in their opening DStv Premiership match of the season at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
