Mamelodi Sundowns talisman Themba Zwane revealed the advice he received from coach Pitso Mosimane that transformed his game from being just another player, to one that the team can be built around.
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Since he first burst onto the scene, there was no doubting Zwane's ability on the ball.
It was that same ability that had the late Clive Barker singing his praises and calling him the next Doctor Khumalo.
The challenge with Zwane however, was getting him to morph into a more effective player in the final third, rather than just being the one to make the team tick from midfield when they had already assumed the lead.
'Mshishi', as Zwane is known in football circles, credits former coach Mosimane, with whom he worked for nearly eight years at Sundowns, for the transformation in his game, which saw him add much-needed goals to his arsenal.
"I think goals make a big difference. I remember coach Pitso said to me, 'you are doing everything well, but you don't score. That's why if the game is difficult, I will put [in] this one and this one, because I know they will score.
"But for you, you won't score. I will put you [in] just to make us play if we are leading," he told Sundowns' Pitchside Podcast with DJ Naves and Tiyani Mabunda.
Likewise, Zwane has urged his teammate Sphelele Mkhulise to adopt the same advice he was given, to take his game to the next level.
"That's the only thing Mkhulise must do, score goals. Because he is a quality player," he said.
Zwane has managed 79 goals and 56 assists in 391 games played for the Brazilians since he joined the club in the 2010/11 season.
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