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The former Amakhosi winger praised the Al Ahly manager’s influence on his own career and reserved special praise for him.
AmaZulu striker Siphiwe Tshabalala has hailed his former coach Pitso Mosimane as “obsessed with football” and supported him to reach even greater heights in his decorated coaching career.
This is after the former Mamelodi Sundowns manager clinched his second Caf Champions League champion medal with Al Ahly last Friday.
Tshabalala previously showered Mosimane with praise after criticism from the former Bafana boss Bafana influenced the 36-year-old midfielder’s inclusion in the 2010 World Cup squad.
Mosimane’s tenure as the Bafana coach lasted just two years, but he then took over at Sundowns, where his trophy-laden stint in charge saw him hunted by the African giants.
Talking to objective Exclusively, Tshabalala talked about some of the characteristics that make Mosimane so successful.
” I am not surprised to see what he has accomplished and where he is now, ” Tshabalala said. objective.
” Coach Pitso is a great worker, he is very dedicated and gives everything. He loves beautiful play and puts a lot of effort into everything he does. He wants to learn all the time.
“I don’t know if it’s the right word to use, but he’s so obsessed with the beautiful game.”
Tshabalala also revealed another side of Mosimane that also has an interest in the well-being of all players.
” He wants to help soccer players improve and strengthen their careers. He is also in the well-being of the player, ” added the midfielder.
” He will call you on a Tuesday or Sunday and he will tell you come to my house, you arrive, you will see a soccer game and you will analyze that game.
” And he will give it to you directly [tell you the truth]If you didn’t do it right, he will criticize you. He has done that to me several times.
“We had a lot of talks about my performances on the national team and Kaizer Chiefs. He is someone I respect very much and I will always be grateful to him for the role he played in my career and in the national team. “
Finally, I had to come to the Nile River to catch the big fish. pic.twitter.com/Jo6ITY3j3T
– Pitso Mosimane (@TheRealPitso) November 27, 2020
Tshabalala, then 25, became the toast of the 2010 World Cup with the first goal against Mexico, but had Mosimane to thank after strong words from the then Bafana Bafana assistant coach helped him win back. his “game A” after an unconvincing patch in the run-up to the tournament.
”In 2010 [World Cup] Also, he was very influential, not only speaking for me but also for other players. He was the only local coach we had on that coaching team who knew all the South African players. I’m just grateful
“And to show that he is a goal-setting dreamer and not an underperforming player,” added the former Kaizer Chiefs winger.
” When you accomplish something, you set another goal, and then even if the goal fails, you set another goal. I mean he just won a treble. Someone would say okay, I just won a treble, I arrived and I am the best coach in South Africa, now I can relax.
“ After that great achievement, he felt, you know what, there is something even greater than this, let me do it, and that is bravery, self confidence and also setting high standards.
“He just won the Caf Champions League, which is a victory for South Africa, and I am proud to be South African because a black South African did it in a foreign country.
” When people Google Pitso Mosimane it will show South Africa because it is from South Africa.
” Now people will be interested in South African football thanks to Pitso Mosimane. People will be interested in local coaches because of him. [Mosimane].
” So what he has achieved is not only his own personal benefit, but us as a country, in all sectors. He just put us as a country on the map for his hard work. ”
Mosimane, who has enjoyed a near flawless start to life in Egypt and has led the Red Devils to eight wins and a draw in his first nine games since replacing Rene Weiler, could win more trophies with Al Ahly in two. plays in two more glasses. end.
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