Bradley Cross

Bradley Paul Cross (born 30 January 2001) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Kaizer Chiefs and the South Africa national team. Quotes It's all down to hard work and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to represent Bafana Bafana. It's been one of my goals from the beginning when I came back to South Africa. I definitely think that I made the right decision. I just went with my heart and what my heart told me from the beginning, especially coming back to South Africa. A lot of people questioned that, but I was looking forward to first-team opportunities, getting into the national team and creating a name for myself and eventually going back to Europe, where my dream is. I feel like they were pushing harder and made me feel more wanted in a way, if that makes sense. They came at me with a contract and they wanted me more, I suppose. I had a good feeling about Golden Arrows and also, (I wanted) to get out of my comfort zone and to try and grow as a player and an individual too. IsiZulu is very hard to learn. I would say I know quite a few of the words I'm not supposed to use. But the guys welcomed me very nicely. It's also nice having guys in the team who believe in your abilities, and they can use your abilities to their advantage. We did try hard, but I'm a strong believer that everything happens for a reason. It was hard for me as well because when I was there, I gave 110%, but everything happens for a reason. Basically, he (Khenyeza) told me that he expects me to work hard and do what I did last season because that's how the move came about. They saw me last season and they told me to just continue doing what I'm doing and to just be confident. It's funny because in some of my first games at Golden Arrows, some of my family members were confused and they asked me why the fans are booing me, ha, ha… I didn't do anything wrong. I had to tell them that they're saying 'Mlungu', which means 'white guy'. I think the other day against AmaZulu FC was probably the loudest I've heard them chant it. things haven't been going well in the last few games, but he's a coach that never stops trying and always works hard, so he deserves that award. I like to track back and do a slide tackle every now and then, but I would definitely say in my second season I'm feeling more confident in myself and I'm definitely more comfortable too. There hasn't really been one player that has given me problems this season, but last season I struggled a bit with (Monnapule) Saleng because he obviously put me on the floor the one time, but we'll see when we play them again. It was good, I had a few training sessions and he seems like a good coach, and he knows what he's doing. He encourages his players, and he encouraged me as well – that's what I like. He also believes in the players that he's chosen. I came into the camp and the one thing I realised is that the guys were really focused and determined to get maximum points and they really wanted to go into those games with confidence and get six points. The guys were focused and determine I saw all the players there and they are all really good players, but I would say the one who stood out is probably Themba Zwane, to be fair. The guy is top-class. All the guys were welcoming, they greeted and introduced themselves. That's also a good thing. Cross: Saleng Put Me On The Floor, But…, November 2024, Soccer Laduma by Delmain Faver External links Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from South Africa Category:2001 births