'He must make a good impression' – Kaizer Chiefs legend on Silva

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Tsepo Masilela has advised new signing Flavio Silva to quickly adapt to his new environment before the season begins.

The 29-year-old Portuguese forward has yet to impress during the four pre-season matches that Amakhosi played in the Netherlands. In his debut match, Silva appeared lacklustre and struggled with ball control at times, leaving some fans concerned about the team’s need for a quality striker.

Speaking to Peter du Toit on Soccer Beat, Masilela urged Kaizer Chiefs fans not to be overly harsh on Silva, as he has only recently joined the club.

“Pre-season is very important Peter, for everyone involved, you know, not just the strikers. If you want to have a solid season individually, you need to work hard during the pre-season camp. That’s where you load the fuel to take you all the way…so it’s very important,” he said.

Masilela says Kaizer Chiefs new man Silva can come right

“I know he is new, we don’t want to be hard on the guy because he just joined the team and it’s a new environment, new teammates, everything is new to him. it’s important to make that first impression, especially to the fans. To give everyone confidence, then when we come back home, we have someone we can count on,” said the former Bafana Bafana defender.

Masilela said Silva needs to adapt quickly or else Kaizer Chiefs fans might start becoming impatient.

“If you don’t start well in pre-season, it already gives a negative impact on the people. Once you play one bad game in the league, they say, ‘but what did you expect, we’ve seen enough during pre-season, this guy is not going to help us’. You need to get result for the confidence of the team,” he said.