In selecting Oswin Appollis over Relebohile Mofokeng for the left wing at Orlando Pirates, head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou could have went with wisdom from Bafana coach Hugo Broos as Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye weighs in.
The signing of Appollis has brought a tactical and selection headache for Ouaddou, who started with the 23-year-old on the left wing position and shifted Mofokeng to the right wing in the MTN8 quarter-final against Polokwane City.
However, eyebrows were raised when the Moroccan coach started with 'The President' on the bench in a 2-1 loss to Marumo Gallants, as Mofokeng was not comfortable on the right wing.
The former Gallants coach, against Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 semi-final first leg, had to create a new position for the 20-year-old as a central playmaker, to accommodate the former Polokwane winger on the left, a position which he also plays over Mofokeng at Bafana Bafana.
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Khanye, however, says he's not convinced that Appollis style of play suits the Buccaneers, especially on the left wing.
"Appollis' first game, he did well, but now he's too direct, too predictable. He's not that skilful, I hear you that he must play on the left wing but there's players for certain teams. On the left side, Appollis, I'm not too sure for Pirates, I'm not convinced," Khanye said on his YouTube Channel.
"Can he master a passing game? Can he come inside and share the ball when keeping possession? I have a problem. At Pirates, it's important before they sign a player whether he would fit into their system.
"We're not talking about one game and it's done, we're talking about consistency. I saw a lot of things, when you can't trap, he's an international player, at Pirates sometimes he can't get the first touch right, he runs into wrong positions, he always shoots, he has to prove himself at Pirates," the former Amakhosi attacker added.
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Mofokeng continued in the number ten role, with Appollis on the left, as Pirates picked up their first win and points in the league with a 1-0 victory over Stellenbosch on Wednesday.
The Soweto giants take on Sundowns in the MTN8 semi-final second leg on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Moripe Stadium.
