Kaizer Chiefs' biggest headache against Orlando Pirates could be how to contain Relebohile Mofokeng, and now ex-defender Tsepo Masilela has given his former side some advice.
Mofokeng has been in fine fettle since the start of the season and will be high on confidence going into the Soweto Derby against Chiefs, especially after raising his level in the CAF Champions League against the likes of Al Ahly.
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To avoid being predictable, he has been drifting inside, instead of staying on the wing, and that tactical adjustment has posed chaos for a few teams, including CR Belouizdad, The Red Devils and recently Richards Bay FC.
Against the latter, the 20-year-old wonderkid played almost as a 10 and created space and assists for brace hero Patrick Maswanganyi, who made late runs into the left wing.
Ahead of the derby, Masilela believes the Chiefs right back should not follow Mofokeng to the centre and should give those responsibilities to midfielders.
"Definitely, I wouldn't advice [Reeve] Frosler to follow him all the way to the middle. Me, personally, I'm against that. You have to work with your two holding midfielders and it will depend on the set-up. Do they have one sitting or do they have two sitting on the day?," Masilela said on SoccerBeat YouTube Channel.
"They'll have to communicate more. What if you follow him to the middle and you have (Deon) Hotto (to exploit space) and now you're forcing your right wing to come all the way to the box and defend? So, it's going to be tough.
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"But the holding midfielders will be key, the number six and eight and the right centre-back. It's a sold-out game, it's going to be tough to pass on the message. It's a big game, so concentration levels have to be up there," the former left-back warned.
Chiefs midfielders will also have their concentration levels stretched trying to guard against Thalente Mbatha unleashing his dangerous rockets from range.