New SuperSport United midfielder Phathusedzo Nange admits to disappointment at leaving former side Kaizer Chiefs without having lifted silverware.
The Limpopo-born player has accepted his share of the blame after the Soweto giants failed to end their seven-year trophy drought leading to his departure.
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Nange now has reunited with former coach Gavin Hunt in the hopes of building on Matsatsantsa's resurgence last season.
"I wouldn't say I'm happy with my stay at Kaizer Chiefs if I didn't win anything," Nange tells KickOff.
"I wanted to win something with Kaizer Chiefs, but nevertheless it's gone and I am the one to blame.
"I'd rather point at myself than to look for someone to blame, I am the one to blame.
"But I have to look forward and hope to do good in my new team.
"But I really appreciate everything that happened that side, I enjoyed everything.
"Thanks to the chairman [Kaizer Motaung], Kaizer Chiefs management, team doctors, technical staff, players, guys who cut the grass and those who prepared food for us.
"But you know as a player you want to win something, and I didn't.
"The first season I was coached by Stuart Baxter…but I respect every coach I have worked with.
"Arthur Zwane he is like any coach, he is a great coach, they were rebuilding the team and wanted to give a chance to youngsters.
"Which is good for the team and I believe they will win something very soon because I could see where they were going.
"I can't say what was the reason they let me go, after AFCON I've had some injuries, if you remember I was in the national team. I went to Morocco with Bafana.
"When we came back I went to camp in Polokwane, that's where I got a knee injury.
"I had to go back to Joburg and left the guys in camp, I think that's where everything went down for me.
"That's where I got left behind when the other guys went ahead with the pre-season.
"I was treating my knee with the doctors and physios, I think that's what let me down.
"I didn't manage to bounce back from that and fight for a place in the starting eleven. Reason I'm saying I have to blame myself for what happened at Chiefs.
"So I didn't play much last season because of the injuries, and I was not released because I'm old and all that stuff.
"I was happy at Chiefs and they were happy, now I need to start a new chapter and give my best here at SuperSport."
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