Times Of Swaziland: ‘I NEED 11 PLAYERS FOR ‘WESLIANS’

‘I NEED 11 PLAYERS FOR ‘WESLIANS’
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BY CHRIS DLAMINI on 15/11/2017 01:35:00


MBABANE – Tough game it is for Red Lions but their coach Mlamuli ‘Sputla’
Zwane believes if he has eleven players, they can stand up to the Manzini
Wanderers’ challenge.
Following reports about challenges in the team that saw training suspended last
week due to payment issues, Emabhubesi were back sweating it out last Friday and
Saturday but with several players reportedly missing.
“What is true is Wanderers are playing well these days but so long as I have
11 players training and ready to play, then we’ll take on our opponents. I’m
not one about the club’s administrative challenges but mine is to ensure the
players are ready and have their minds prepared,” Zwane said yesterday ahead
of their hub derby fixture on Saturday in Nhlangano.
Questioned on how the situation was at training after last week’s events,
Zwane insisted that for him, it did not matter if all the players were there or
not but he and the management were doing their best to talk to the players and
also resolve things.
“I’m talking to the players to return and play because in the end, they
should want to play and market themselves more than anything so I’m hopeful
that today (yesterday) everyone will report for training as some had asked to go
home,” he said.
Zwane could not be drawn to reveal who or how many players exactly he trained on
the two days last week when they returned. He also could not say which players
were missing but from his tone and responses, it sounded a desperate situation.
“We’re still trying to be professional in the country and already our
football is showing some signs but the players also need to understand we’re
not yet there. It’s a personality test for the players and they need to know
that in football you should experience such things but stay strong for
yourself,” he said.