Gavin Hunt has now clearly been tasked with reviving a footballer whose off the field antics could rob him of ever fulfilling his immense potential.
Gavin Hunt has now clearly been tasked with reviving a footballer whose off the field antics could rob him of ever fulfilling his immense potential.
It’s the opinion of both Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Rulani Mokwena and top agent Glyn Binkin that Phakamani Mahlambi could benefit greatly from reuniting with the serial winning mentor who was the first to give him his topflight break.
Mahlambi, who will turn 24 next week, joined Chippa United before the transfer window closed at the end of last month in yet another loan deal from Downs, who have made it clear that he is currently not in their plans.
The player was at AmaZulu during the previous season, but coach Benni McCarthy gave the impression that he did not take his career seriously.
Binkin, who has represented Mahlambi since he was a teenager, told the Siya crew that he believed working with Hunt again is what the attacker needs.
Hunt promoted Mahlambi from the Bidvest Wits youth ranks to the senior team six years ago and strangely enough the coach said he could be better than McCarthy, a player he had also given a chance when he was 17.
“Gavin Hunt, we genuinely believe, is the person to get the best out of Phakamani. He is a very talented young man and needs to be in the right environment and surrounded by the right people,” the agent explained.
“And I believe that under Gavin and at Chippa he will regain what he previously had that made him a special talent. Both on and off the field, no one knows him better than Gavin. Obviously, he’s had a tough time, but the chance to work with someone that knows him so well can certainly help Phakamani.”
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