Back
in the day the derby use to take centre stage long before the actual date/week.
Over the past 10 years the derby has lost its spark. We've seen many games
drawn than wins. The derby hasn't produced "that special player" who
will steer his team to victory. Yes Benni McCarthy scored a brace against
Chiefs in his short stint with the Buccaneers before Robajesa (Roger de Sa) sent
him to retirement.
Chiefs
had to bring back Knowledge Musona from Germany to rekindle the derby spark but
the fact of the matter is that the Soweto Derby is not for strikers but midfielders.
Chippa Chauke and Fetsi Molatedi comes to mind, Dumisa Ngobe and Thabo Mooki
also comes to mind not forgetting the Little Napoleon Benedict Vilakazi,
Lebohang Mokoena who sent Cyril Nzama to hospital for 6 Months with his
dazzling skills, Helman Mkhalele and Brandon Silent who sent Ntsie Maphike and Rudolph
Seale to retirement... damn those were the days.
Today's
derby is too tactical, players are more like robots as they are not allowed to
express themselves hence the derby has lost its spark.
Well
all will be finalised when the two giants lock horns but one thing to take note
is Lehlohonolo Majoro and Vladimir Vermezovic has a score to settle with the Naturena
based outfit which recently lost 2-0 to Platinum Stars, while Vermezovic won
the Original Soweto Derby (Moroka Swallows vs Orlando Pirates) by an odd goal
in his official debut as Bucs head coach.
Bucs
will win the Soweto Derby and the winning goal will come from an unfamiliar
source. It will be a humdinger of a game that will ensure that the so called unstoppable
train comes to a crash.
Once a Pirate always a
Pirate!!!
By Philani Madonsela
Twitter: @diskioff [www.twitter.com/diskioff]
