Former Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Farouk Khan has assessed some of the new Amakhosi players who featured in the club’s 2-1 defeat to Vitesse.
The Soweto giants played the Dutch side in their first pre-season match on Tuesday evening. Despite taking the lead in the first half, Amakhosi went on to lose 2-1.
Khan felt two players failed to impress. Striker Flavio Da Silva and also Ethan Chislett who started the match in the midfield. The former Chiefs coach felt boss players did not offer much throughout the match but gave them the benefit of the doubt since it’s still pre-season.
“With Silva up front, he didn’t look much different than what they had in the past, but it’s early days. He was working very hard; he was running, he was pressing, and he could give a lot of energy up front. But whether he can score, we don’t know because the best goal of the match was scored by (Reeve) Frosler,” Khan told KickOff.
“Chislett didn’t impress me. He looked like he was out of sorts. I suppose it’s a different level now, coming from a lower league in England. Professional football is never easy,” he added.
Former Chiefs coach impressed by Shinga
Khan said Thabiso Monyane, who was signed last month, had a decent game but praised Nkhanyiso Shinga.
“Monyane didn’t do too badly, but he was not tested, you know. We must remember they were also playing against a team that was recently relegated, so they are also trying to build. So, you can’t read too much with this game.”
“But out of the four new players that played, Shinga is the one who impressed me. Other than that, there is still a lot of work in progress at Kaizer Chiefs,” the coach said.
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