Questions remain unanswered surrounding the departure of Sibusiso Vilakazi from TS Galaxy, however, his former coach Sead Ramovic has shed some light on the situation.
As reported by the Siya crew, the 33-year-old had initially been demoted to the Galaxy DStv Diski Challenge team before eventually terminating his contract by mutual consent. He had featured in 10 games for the Rockets this season.
When asked why Vilakazi had left the club, Ramovic cited a lack of effort from the player as the main reason for his departure. He claimed that other players had been showing more determination to make the matchday squad.
“About Vila, fantastic player, fantastic name, great career. But again, me as a coach, I don’t care about age. I don’t care about names, I just look at the things that I see on the field. And, if we have players on the field that give 100% every day and train well, put a lot of effort, these players will play. The players that don’t do their best every day will have a difficult time, of course, but I think it’s not only at my club. I think it’s in other clubs the same rules, every coach tries to pick up the best 11. Why? Because we all want to win games,” Ramovic said at the Nedbank Cup media day.
He added, “I would be really not smart enough if I just put a player on the field that didn’t show me the whole week that he would like to play [and] that I should put him to play because how big is the chance if you don’t train well that you suddenly will play well? I think it’s a small chance. Better to play with players that put a lot of effort, a lot of their right attitude, great lifestyle, I think. I was a player. I know if I don’t train well, I will not play well. And this is my experience, and this is the way how it is.”
