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Phumudzo Manenzhe
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Phumudzo Manenzhe (born 17 January 1984) is a South African football(Soccer) analyst and sports broadcaster. He is also a former soccer player.
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I believe the arrival of Thamsanqa Sangweni means the prayers of the Buccaneers fans have been answered because, in the previous season, the fans were complaining about their central midfielders not circulating the ball enough
Pirates’ style of play is more reliant on the ball being played through their wingers up front, and to do that, you need to have solid central midfielders who will supply those type of balls to either wing
His diagonal passes are some of the best in the PSL.
He’s also good with making those late runs into box, and he gives himself those opportunities to strike the long range shots from outside the box that he’s well known for.
And that’s why I believe the fans would be very happy to have a player of his calibre at the club.
Depending on which formation the coach decides to play, I believe that this pair can alternate and play well together in central midfield.
Sangweni has more defensive qualities compared to Oupa, who is more offensive.
Both of them are good ball players and that means Pirates will now be able to keep possession much better.
Anybody associated with the (Pirates) brand would have loved to celebrate this 80th anniversary in style,
There were a lot of aspects which came into play.
Things such as were Pirates playing as a team this past season. How was their nutrition?
Was the physical trainer giving them too much load in training, or was it less?
There were a lot of things which might have contributed to the slump, but until we get that overall final report from the team, we cannot pinpoint where things went wrong this past season.
Is Thamsanqa Sangweni Orlando Pirates' midfield saviour?, August 2017, IOL by Mohau Ramajidja
You cannot question his technical quality and he’s a box-to-box player.
You look at the game model that Orlando Pirates play - they want to build from the back and get somebody to form combination play and small triangles in the midfield and Fortune Makaringe brings that
I always say that you don’t sign players because the current players are playing badly but you do that to bring competition into that position,
He plays well with his back at goals. He’s very powerful aerially.
Phumudzo believes new teammate Mabasa will grab Pirates opportunity, September 2019,IOL by Mihlali Baleka
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