Thembinkosi Lorch. Image: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix.
Orlando Pirates star Lorch: Most overrated player in RSA?
Details of Orlando Pirates star Thembinkosi Lorch’s salary have emerged in court. Is it possible to be both underpaid and overrated?
Thembinkosi Lorch. Image: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix.
When last did Thembinkosi Lorch actually have a string of good games either for Orlando Pirates or Bafana Bafana?
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Either because of off-field controversies or persistent injuries, Thembinkosi Lorch has struggled to get any meaningful minutes under his belt. Also, let’s be real, even when he was fit and available, when last did he actually perform in an Orlando Pirates or Bafana Bafana jersey? We keep hearing he’s a key player and a “superstar” for the Buccaneers but is that even true anymore? Injuries have ravaged his career for the last couple of seasons but even when fit and available he’s not a reliable option, nor is he a consistent one.
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LORCH’S BAFANA BAFANA HEROICS WERE A LONG TIME AGO
We all remember that stunning moment when Lorch broke Egyptian hearts to race clear and dump the 2019 AFCON costs out and send Bafana to the quarter-finals. That stunning July 2019 moment in Cairo feels like lifetimes ago. It will be a genuine shock if we see Lorch given the opportunity to repeat those heroics in January 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire.
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