Patrick ‘Tito’ Maswanganyi has revealed that his coach at his new side Al Khaldiyah encourages him to ‘showboat’, however he is not keen to do that outside of South Africa.
The former Orlando Pirates man is famous for showing his skills on the pitch that includes standing on top of the ball. This is something he has also come under fire for from some of his former coaches and even fans who have felt at some points the act wasn’t productive or helped the team.
Speaking the South Africa Football Journalists Association (SAFJA) earlier this week the 28-year-old midfielder said he has always thought about showboating as part of South African football culture and though he also understands it has its moments in a game, sometimes he doesn’t plan doing it.
“Yeah, well, my coach wants me to do them [skills], ” said Tito.
“But in terms of myself, I don’t feel like doing them because I’m not in South Africa. But being in South Africa, I felt like it’s our culture, you know. I grew up in Tembisa watching games and that’s how they played.
“And also, people who have been watching the old people, they’ve been telling us that those people were playing great football. But when I watch their videos, they were doing showboating you understand?
“So I just feel like you know it has it’s time, but also understanding it it’s kind of difficult because sometimes you become in a moment where you don’t even realise where you have to do or you don’t have to do it.
“Because also there’s fans who love it and there’s fans that go against it.”