Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Njabulo Manqana has revealed reasons behind the failure of some players at big clubs, including himself.
Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Njabulo Manqana has revealed reasons behind the failure of some players at big clubs, including himself.
Manqana went on to play for the Buccaneers after spending time at Golden Arrows, and was regarded as one of the best players at the time.
The former player struggled to live up to expectations and emulate the likes of Siyabonga Sangweni, Mbulelo Mabizela, Mabhuti Khenyeza, and those who went from smaller teams and made an impact at bigger clubs.
According to the former AmaZulu midfielder, struggling to adapt to the Gauteng lifestyle can be tough.
"What I can tell you is, life is too fast in Gauteng and if you don't look after yourself, you end up struggling to make it at big clubs. You even forget about why you there," Manqene told the Siya crew.
With the frequent changing of coaches in the PSL, Manqene is sympathetic to players who arrive at a team full of big players, and when going through the process of adapting to a new environment, the club changes the technical team.
"Another big challenge is, you come to a team with big players and you were regular in your previous team, sometimes it gets hard to make it because you are trying to adapt to two things; lifestyle and football," he added.
"It takes time for coaches to trust you and the third challenge is joining a club that is about to change the coach, to someone who did not recommend you or even the timing of the signing for a big club. That has destroyed so many talents."
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