Why former OrlandoPirates star moved to England
Eric Tinkler has explained why former Orlando Pirates midfielder Marshall Munetsi is playing in the English Premier League.
Orlando Pirates’ former defender-cum-midfielder Marshall Munetsi is playing his football in the English Premier League. What is stopping fellow local players?
MENTALITY AND VISION
“It’s funny I spoke to Marc Van Heerden; he obviously played at Pirates with Munetsi,” Sekhukhune United’s new coach, Eric Tinkler, said, as quoted by KickOff. “Marc told me the mentality that the boy had, he didn’t see Pirates as the pinnacle of his career.
“He just saw Pirates as part of his journey to get into Europe and that has always been his dream and his ideal, to push on and make it in Europe, now he finds himself at Wolves.
“I think sometimes for South African players it’s a lot easier to see Pirates, Chiefs, Sundowns as the pinnacle of their careers and it’s very rare to see players taking the step into Europe from big clubs in South Africa. I think there’s a wrong mentality in some of the youth players, not seeing beyond the big three, not really setting their targets high enough,” Tinkler concluded.
CAPE TOWN CITY ANNOUNCE ROGER DE SA
Cape Town City FC have appointed Orlando Pirates’ former coach Roger De Sa.
Following Muhsin Ertugral’s departure after going 10 games without a win, the Citizens have announced Orlando Pirates’ former tactician De Sa. Surprisingly, De Sa will assist the club’s two existing assistant coaches; Diogo Peral and Lebogang Manyama.
“First team coach Diogo Peral will lead the team until the end of the season, assisted by Lebogang Manyama and Roger De Sa,” the club announced via social media.
HOW DO YOU REMEMBER ROGER DE SA AT ORLANDO PIRATES?
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