Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Pollen Ndlanya believes that Flavio Silva can help the team up front and also have a positive influence on the rest of his teammates.
Silva, 29, joined Amakhosi at the beginning of the current season and has so far featured in 17 matches across all competitions, scoring seven goals, five coming in the Betway Premiership where the side currently sits in fourth place with 30 points from 16 matches.
Ndlanya spoke to iDiski Times journalist Lethabo Kganyago in edition 242 about the importance of the attacking department and how he has been impressed with the Portuguese striker.
The former South African international added that if Silva keeps the scoring momentum it can rub off on other attackers in the side the same way he did his teammates in his playing days.
“That’s a very important department, the striking force,” Ndlanya told iDiski Times.
“You know, when you can’t score goals, you cannot win. So you do need to score goals. You mentioned Flavio, at least Flavio is coming with something different, and by scoring, he will give the confidence to other players.
“When I was playing, I used to score goals, and automatically I’d give these other players like [Thabang] Banda Lebese, Tsiki-Tsiki [Thabo Mooki] to come more and want to score goals.
“So, Flavio, I think he is coming with that mentality and that dimension, and also the likes of Mdu, they will come and support Flavio and maybe get that chance and score. It’s all about scoring.
“I think the striking force, they will do well; they’ll pick up and make sure that they score more goals, because without scoring, we don’t win any game.
“Not forgetting the defence, you need to close that door at some point. They need to score and defend very well. They do have some good defenders.
“I hope that the coach will concentrate on defence and make sure that the defence is so solid.”
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