What Tso told Kaizer Chiefs star Shabalala

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Kaizer Chiefs supporters seem to be in favour of Mduduzi Shabalala again.

MDUDUZI SHABALALA MENTORED BY BENNEDICT VILAKAZI

Things change rather quickly in football. Kaizer Chiefs’ 21-year-old attacker Shabalala was slammed for his performance in the Soweto derby. Last weekend, the Soweto-born youngster inspired Amakhosi to the 2-1 win over Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final.

The former Orlando Pirates midfielder Vilakazi may have played a clutch role.

“I just said to him ‘boy, you just need to be yourself in the game and do what you can do best. I know it’s hard’,” said Vilakazi via iDiski Times.

“‘Sometimes you find that you want to try something but it’s not working but what’s important is that you as an individual contribute even if you don’t have assistance but come with a plan because at the end of the day when you’ve got the ball the decision comes from you’.

The Kaizer Chiefs youngin said: “’He said ‘grootman, it’s hard because sometimes you need assistance and you don’t get it’.

Vilakazi continued:” Then I said unfortunately as a professional player when you are in that position you need to dig, show what you are capable of show us. I mean we can see that the boy is trying but he doesn’t have support but if you are not even trying you are as good as dead.

“Well done boy and this is what we want to see from you, to say yes there’s no movement but you tried something. I thought they had lost that action when he turned back but it happened that the ball went to [Ashley] Du Preez and Du Preez kept it alive and to the captain,” the former Pirates ace concluded.