IDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has questioned Kaizer Chiefs coach Fernando Da Cruz’s usage of Mfundo Vilakazi in the Betway Premiership goalless draw with Golden Arrows, saying the number 10 role would have been better suitable.
Vilakazi, 20, started in the match, his sixth league match of the season. He was in attack with Luke Baartman, Pule Mmodi and Faiz Abrahams. The draw with Abafana bes’thende was a third for Amakhosi in a row and put them in fourth position on the log with 13 points.
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Khanye feels that Vilakazi shouldn’t have been given a free role considering that the club did not have an outright striker in the game and they might have gotten something from the game had he played as number 10.
“Why didn’t he use Mfundo as a number 10 instead of using him on a free role like running everywhere?” said Khanye on IDiski TV.
“You just tell him when we don’t have the ball just stay with Kubheka and when we do have the ball you need to find someone. You can see the coach’s instruction was to play with crosses. When they go wide Abrahams was told to cross and he’s a typical winger and that’s his strength the technique to cross.”
“He puts the ball there irrespective of what’s happening but who is crossing to because Baartman is out of position. You want him to come and stay with Kubheka, sometimes he’s late and he doesn’t have the instinct of a striker. But to sacrifice him and play with a false number 9… If you make Mfundo number 10 you were definitely going to get something from the game.”
“Mfundo doesn’t join in the box he’s always outside the box. And then you’ve got [Mbongiseni] Mthethwa and [Lebohang] Maboe who are outside the box as well guarding. So it’s difficult how the Kaizer Chiefs coach wants to play.”
“Mfundo was sacrificed to play on a free role we all know that role when you don’t have possession. When we don’t have the ball you come and close spaces, with three players come in the middle and join us and if you are going to cheat just give us something.”
You can view Khanye’s full analysis of the Betway Premiership match between Golden Arrows and Kaizer Chiefs on IDiski TV official YouTube channel.