Kaizer Chiefs’ most important player right now

Former Sekhkhune United midfielder Yusuf Maart is already a key player for Arthur Zwane's Kaizer Chiefs side.

Sep 25, 2022 - 14:00
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Kaizer Chiefs’ most important player right now

Former Sekhkhune United midfielder Yusuf Maart is already a key player for Arthur Zwane’s Kaizer Chiefs side and he might even be the most important player on their books.

Maart is ready for any role at the heart of the Chiefs side.

Ready to do his part

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“The coach needs me, wherever he needs me [I will play] as a six, an eight or a 10,” Maart said.

“I have a defensive mindset and an attacking mindset so it’s not difficult for me.

“It’s also not easy, you need to be patient – you need to be calm on the ball, you need to have the vision to be there, I think I have that which is why the coaches are playing me there.

“I can protect [the back four], I can [create] for the players in front of me, I can give them the ball so it’s not quite difficult.”

Maart impressed during the 2021/22 season earning an international debut and attracting interest from Kaizer Chiefs.

Babina Noko’s assistant coach Thabo Senong believes that Maart will be a big star at Kaizer Chiefs.

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Kaizer Chiefs’ new star Yusuf Maart is expected to get the number six jersey that has been vacated by Kearyn Baccus. Image: @OfficialPSL / Twitter

Senong knows all about Maart’s abilities and rates the playmaker highly.

“With the evolution of the game if you look at his qualities as a footballer, he covers a lot of ground and distance on the pitch because of his high anaerobic capacity,” Senong told Soccer Laduma.

“Yusuf takes a lot of shots from outside the box, he can make a lot of forward passes, over the top, so he helps the team to defend very well because he works very hard in the defensive and attacking phase.

“So I don’t see Yusuf failing at Chiefs and I’m hoping he adapts and shine as soon as possible. He is very committed as he gives 110 percent at training and in matches, also he does a lot of individual analytical work, and gets clips of himself after matches and training so that he can always analyse himself critically and try to improve some areas and aspects of his game where he lacks.

“So by Maart being an adapter, I don’t see him struggling to adjust to playing within the Kaizer Chiefs group and also play for a big club of Chiefs’ calibre because of his mentality, he is a professional, works very hard and he is an international midfielder, he comes from Bafana Bafana,” concluded Senong.

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Chiefs will resume their 2022/23 campaign when they face Amazulu next Sunday 2 October in the MTN 8 semi-final first leg.

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