The interim coach of Cape Town City FC, Diogo Peral, has provided his candid assessment of Thulani Serero’s impact following the seasoned attacking midfielder’s first four games at the club.
In his four Betway Premiership matches, Serero started once against Kaizer Chiefs and came off the bench three times, accumulating 124 minutes.
‘Cream’, as the 2011 PSL Footballer of the Season is commonly known, made his CT City debut in the 1-1 league draw against TS Galaxy at Athlone Stadium earlier this March.
He joined the Citizens as a free agent towards the end of February this year after leaving Khor Fakkhan in the UAE Pro League. He also featured for 20 minutes as the Citizens played to a goalless draw with Matsatsantsa at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday evening.
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It was also Serero’s first match under Peral since he took over from Muhsin Ertugral. The 49-year-old admits that the former Bafana Bafana star is not yet fully fit, but will be key moving forward.
“Thulani [Serero] has spent time with us; he has got to get up to speed. Today[Sunday] I thought he was good, he made a difference when he came on,” said Peral.
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“We know what Thulani can do offensively. PSL is a fast game, so we just need to be 100% sure that he can physically keep up with the game.
“We need to make sure that he is physically good to keep up with the PSL speed. I thought when he came on, he created chances, and he saw passes that some couldn’t necessarily see,” added Peral.
“There were one or two chances that came through Thulani, so hopefully he gets some more minutes and does the job for us.”
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