Kaizer Chiefs star told honeymoon is over: ‘He is now familiar with club & PSL’

Ethan Chislett made an unexpected move last season, leaving Port Vale in the United Kingdom for the Premier Soccer League outfit Kaizer Chiefs.

The creative midfielder had left Mzansi as a kid and spent all his life in England before Amakhosi lured him to come back home. He signed a two-year-deal with the Soweto giants.

In his debut season, the 27-year-old made just nine appearances after struggling to settle. The competition was also stiff for Chislett, but he eventually showed what he is capable of when he got his chance to deliver on the pitch.

Nevertheless, according to the former Mpumalanga Black Aces goalkeeper Nick Gindre, Chislett has no excuse but to deliver, having gotten enough time to get used to the surroundings as well as the club.

Chislett needs to grab his chance

“I think the expectation will be that he contributes more this season under the new manager because he is now familiar with the club and the league,” he said as quoted by KickOff.

“The challenges that come with making the switch from playing lower division in the UK to the PSL must never be underestimated. It is a different and difficult world here in the PSL. South African football is not like anywhere in the world and very difficult.

“In the UK it is all structural while in the PSL it is more free flowing here with the licence to be creative. But then with Ethan’s second season, I think now that he has adjusted, he should get more minutes.

“I’m sure he knows it as well that he needs to grab his chance. I have confidence in him because he wouldn’t have played for AFC Wimbledon if he wasn’t good enough,” he concluded.