Orlando Pirates have parted ways with several players, including Thabiso Monyane, who grew through the ranks to command a position in the senior team.
Reports have it that the 25-year-old will join Kaizer Chiefs, who are strengthening their squad ahead of the new season. Former Bucs coach Augusto Palacios is confident the right-back will deliver at the Glamour Boys, owing to the qualities he possesses.
“The opportunity he has and where he is going, I wish him the best; he is a good player and still young. Pirates made a decision, and I don't know why, but he needs to follow his football and his career,” the tactician told the media.
‘Nothing new for Monyane about pressure'
“He can play in different positions. Football is different; some coaches will like you and others will not, but the opportunity for him is to continue to display his full potential,” Palacios continued.
“Kaizer Chiefs is a good opportunity for him at another big club, remember he will continue with the same pressure he had at Pirates. If he goes to Chiefs, there is nothing new for him about pressure, but he only needs to continue to display his football. He must show ambition again to go to Bafana Bafana. Like I said, he is still young, he was at Bafana before and he must continue showing his capabilities.
“I developed him from a young age and I took him to Pirates when he was 15 years old. In football, you have too many surprises and you need to accept when the club releases him,” Palacios concluded.
