‘Sox’ says Bucs are going places
SEGOLELA: JUST A FEW GAPS ZINNBAUER NEEDS TO PLUG
Former winger Tlou “Sox” Segolela has been observing the movements at Orlando Pirates in the past couple of transfer windows and he believes that the Buccaneers, led by Josef Zinnbauer, have assembled a good squad.
At the same time Segolela feels they are missing a defensive midfielder and a central defender.
Segolela, who rose to fame as Pirates’ speedster between 2007 and 2015 with a couple of loan stints in between, backs what seems to be the imminent capture of centre back Thulani Hlatshwayo
from Bidvest Wits.
“As we see now that Pirates have got a nice foundation, the players are also starting to believe the coach’s philosophy, culture and style of play, because usually those take long to understand. When a player starts (with a new coach), he might say ‘I want to play like this’, but if a coach says you must play in a different way, you have to do that,” said Segolela.
“In terms of positions, from my part I can say they might need a centre back, they also need one in the middle – a hard one that can work for the other guys – because we know that Pirates have a lot of players who can run forward all the time.
“So they need the player who will stay there and do the job for them so when they do the runs, he can release them. I think they need a centre-back, a goalkeeper and a holding midfielder,” added the former Bucs player, who has since hung up his boots after struggling to find a team.
“Sox” identifies Sundowns star Thapelo Morena as one player who reminds him of his old-self, saying every time he watches the 26-year-old, who recently recovered from an ankle injury, he sees glimpses of himself.
“I think Thapelo Morena shares similarities in style of play and quality. I am a great fan of his,” said Segolela.