Sipho Mbule looks set to join Mamelodi Sundowns, but his former coach, who knows the player well, has mixed feelings about the move as he believes the
Sipho Mbule looks set to join Mamelodi Sundowns, but his former coach, who knows the player well, has mixed feelings about the move as he believes the talented midfielder might not be ready.
The 24-year-old’s relationship with SuperSport broke down earlier in the year. The club’s Chief Executive Officer Stan Matthews confirmed that Mbule was ill-disciplined as he disrespected his teammates and the technical team, as reported earlier.
Mbule’s ex-coach at Harmony Academy, Pitso Mokoena, is confident in the player’s ability but concedes that his attitude could be his downfall as he goes on to join his close friend Teboho Mokoena at cross-town rivals Sundowns.
“I’ve got mixed feelings when it comes to Sipho’s move to Sundowns; but yes, it is a good move [financially] and I hope he will go to Sundowns and grow,” Mokoena told the Siya crew.
“I pray that the ill-discipline issues he had at SuperSport United won’t follow him at Sundowns. And to be honest, I am wondering if Sipho has learned from his mistake at SuperSport or not because he was wrong; his behaviour was unacceptable.
“Now going to Sundowns without realising that he made a mistake, he won’t learn, and I believe he will feel like he was right with what he was doing at SuperSport; that’s my concern with Sipho right now".
Mbule, who is considered one of the technically gifted players in South Africa, only made 10 DStv Premiership appearances amid the speculation surrounding his future last campaign
“But I hope he will respect the team and his contact. He was in a hurry to go to Sundowns; he didn’t have the patience to honour his contract, to wait and get SuperSport’s blessing,” concluded Mokoena.
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