Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane believes it is not fair for youngsters at his former side to be compared with their age mates at Orlando Pirates or Mamelodi Sundowns.
Youngsters at Orlando Pirates including winger Relebohile Mofokeng and at Mamelodi Sundowns have stood to be counted at their clubs this season doing well in the domestic league and in the CAF Champions League reaching the semis and finals of the continental competition respectively.
The South African U17 national team assistant coach spoke to IDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 203 of the newspaper where he said the players are facing different pressures at their clubs and at Chiefs the youngsters don’t have room to make mistakes.
“Let’s also keep in mind that the likes of Mofokeng, their team where it’s at, they don’t really have the pressure that the likes of Mdu have in terms of results, team performance and position in the league, Letsholonyana told iDiski Times.
“So the pressure is not really the same for all these players. It’s much easier when you say Pirates’ young players and Sundowns’ young players go and play when you know that the team is six or nine points on top of the log and competing in CAF competitions.
“So you are playing under less stress and enjoy that little leverage that you are allowed to make mistakes, and you can still come back and recover.
“At Chiefs, yes, they are trying very hard to handle the pressure that they have, and you must know that any pressure or any mistake that they make ends up not giving the team results, and that could play negatively in their minds.
“As much as yes, we should compare apples and apples, I’m saying at this point in time, the level of stress is not the same. That’s me trying to defend them at least (chuckles).”
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