Former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana winger, Simphiwe Shabalala, has come out in full praise of Mamelodi Sundowns.
Shabba is highly impressed by the Sundowns scouting system, that has brought gems like Marcelo Allende, Gaston Sirino, Peter Shalulile, Cassius Mailula, as well as youngsters like Siyabonga Mabena and Ntando Nkosi to Chloorkop.
"Contrary to the statements, I would say that we can learn from the scouting system, how they run the development structures, the investment in development," Shabalala told journalists at a Nedbank Cup event, as quoted by Soccer Laduma. https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/premiership/mamelodi-sundowns/shabba-weighs-in-on-sundowns-money-debate-20230326
"And aso it's not a team that only buys, they keep on manufacturing players and promote at the right time, they introduce these players gradually, they don't just throw them in the deep end."
On the seamless integration of new players at Downs:
"I am not sure but I believe that maybe they are being taken into the induction process, so that they learn, they understand the culture of the team, they understand what success comes with in terms of pressure and expectations, hence they don't struggle when given an opportunity."
On whether Downs success is because of their huge financial muscle:
"And also it is not about how much money you have, it's about how well you utilize the resources, how well do you invest that money that will also enable you to get good returns.
"It's about reinvesting all the time, it's a long-term project. For me I think that's what I like about the whole system that they've created and now they've become an institution."
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