SuperSport United's Bradley Grobler is fast approaching the twilight of his career, but coach Gavin Hunt has outlined his plans to utilize the striker by combining youth and experience in his side.
SuperSport have unearthed exciting young talent that go on to become household names in South African football. That stimulus continues with the likes of Shandre Campbell, Ime Okon, Bilal Baloyi, Thabang Mahlangu and Selaelo Rasebotja to mention but a few coming through their academy this season.
Others that have gone on to reach landmark status whilst graduating from the club' youth structures include now Mamelodi Sundowns quartet, Ronwen Williams, Grant Kekana, Sipho Mbule and Teboho Mokoena.
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The structure looks set to continue under coach Gavin Hunt, who believes in blooding youth and experience with players like 36-year-old Grobler.
"I don't care what the player's (age is), sometimes we talk about young players but I think sometimes you've got to give the older players a bit of credit as well (because of) what they go through week-in and week-out," Hunt said as per SABC Sport.
"(Grobler) has had some big injuries, but he's kept going and he's still scoring. So, these older players sometimes get forgotten but you've got to be very careful not to throw them away too quickly.
"Age is not a problem, as long as they can keep doing the job, and he's certainly (doing that). He got a goal (before the FIFA break), and possibly should have had another one and he'll certainly play big for us in the last games (of the season)," Hunt further lamented.
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Grobler is amongst a few legendary strikers such as Siyabonga Nomvethe, Daniel Mudau, Collins Mbesuma, Manuel 'Tico-Tico' Bucuane and Mabhuti Khenyeza to have scored more than 100 goals in the top flight of South African football.
This season, Grobler has found the net nine times from 23 matches in all competitions and recently bagged the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against rivals Sundowns in the Tshwane derby.
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