All hands are on deck
WILLIAMS: MATSATSANTSA CAPTAIN-ELECT WILL LEAN ON SENIOR PLAYERS
Experienced campaigners will help make his job easier.
Some captains may reduce their responsibility to just tossing the coin at the start of the match, or simply just being the one who dons the armband on matchday. But being a captain is a lot more than that, says SuperSport United’s skipper-elect, Ronwen Williams.
The Matsatsantsa a Pitori goal-minder will be leading the capital city side next season as Dean Furman will be bidding the club goodbye. Williams said the fact that he has experienced campaigners in his side such as former Bafana Bafana captain Bongani Khumalo and Clayton Daniels will lighten the load.
“It makes my job much easier, having guys like that around me...I have learnt that you need to lead every day. You need to be the first one in and the last one out, working hard, taking the profession seriously. Having these guys will be key to how I fare as a captain,” he told Phakaaathi.
“When Dean came here five years ago we all played a part because he didn’t understand PSL football and we helped him. All the success that the team has had is attributed to all of us, a collective, so this time around, nothing will change.
“It will not be about Ronwen on his own. We have the core of the team, myself, Clayton, Grant Kekana, Onismor Bhasera, Bongani and Bradley Grobler. These are guys who have been playing professional football for over 10 years, so they will be helping me and making things a lot easier,” added Williams, before he commented about the possibility of football resuming behind closed doors.
“We have our small supporters group and what they do for us is amazing. They help us and they are our 12th player. It would be challenging but if that is the way forward, then that’s fine, just as long as we can play. The health and safety of our supporters is the main thing. It is not something anyone would look forward to but at this moment, we would appreciate anything that would allow us to play.”