Following his discipline-related issues, Kaizer Chiefs star Ignacio Miguel has received advice from no less a football character than Mlungisi 'Professor' Ngubane, who used to toy with defenders during his playing days.
Miguel joined Chiefs in August from Angolan giants Pedro de Luanda, recently taking over armband duties, much to the excitement of the club's supporters.
His partnership with Rushwin Dortley in the heart of the defence has looked impressive, for the most part.
However, a red card in his first game back from suspension (for accumulating four yellow cards) against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Carling Knockout quarterfinals is a blemish to what has been a near spotless spell at Naturena so far.
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Ngubane believes as skipper, Miguel should lead by example to avoid unnecessary bookings.
"I have got a message for the Kaizer Chiefs captain," says Ngubane as he opens up to KickOff.com.
"That guy must not undermine South African football. That guy thinks he is a boss. Yes, the captain is allowed to question the referee's decision, but not all the time. You can't always challenge the referee's decision. Especially against Mamelodi Sundowns, the referee didn't rob them.
"Even this young boy, Wandile Duba. I was surprised... He made a foul but still challenged the referee's decision when he was the one who committed a foul by pushing an opponent outside of the pitch.
"He was given the yellow card for his actions after the incident. He was not apologetic for what he did.
"So, even the Chiefs captain, there was no need for him to push Peter Shalulile because he had cover. He was supposed to allow his teammate to cover him. It's not like Shalulile was on a one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
"So, the Chiefs captain must remain disciplined all the time. You can't be a captain and get booked in every game," adds the former dribbling wizard.
Ngubane says a captain is the one who is supposed to control the situation on the field and that if he easily loses his head, then it spells disaster for his team.
"When Chiefs players were busy fighting or questioning the referee's decision, that's when Sundowns started to play.
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"When the chips are down, the captain is the one who is supposed to tell his players: 'Gents, we are 2-0 down in 20 minutes, so everybody, please focus'.
"Not what the likes of Gaston Sirino were doing on Saturday. That's what cost Chiefs the game because they stopped playing and focused on the wrong things. They focused on the match officials.
"A captain doesn't encourage such things. I was a captain for nine years at [Durban] Bush Bucks, so I know how to lead a team."