Head coach Nasreddine Nabi hailed the influence of the talismanic Gaston Sirino after the South American attacker inspired Kaizer Chiefs to a dominant win over AmaZulu.
Sirino scored a sensational long-range goal to double Chiefs’ lead in a 3-1 win over AmaZulu at a bouncing Moses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday.
The Tunisian mentor hailed the influence of the 33-year-old who wears the iconic number 10 jersey for Amakhosi.
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“He’s one of the greatest examples of rage (burning desire), quality and positive impact on the entire squad,” Nabi said post-match.
“He has a positive impact on the entire team where if you think about players such as [Mduduzi] Shabalala, [Mfundo] Vilakazi or Samkelo [Zwane], he (Sirino) has a lot of desire to rub off on the rest of the team.
“He’s an example in terms of involvement when you look at his work rate not only in attack but also at how he runs back to defend.
The former Mamelodi Sundowns attacker has now registered two goal contributions in his opening two games for the Glamour Boys with an assist in an opening-day win to go alongside Wednesday’s goal.
“If you remember I said from the start that I didn’t want average players, I wanted players of high quality with experience.
“I always wanted top-quality players like Sirino.”
Chiefs next face Sirino’s former side Sundowns in a highly-anticipated Betway Premiership clash on Saturday.
Kick-off is at 15:00.
Gaston Sirino gets his first goal of the Betway Prem😎
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