UMDLALI wasesiswini waMaZulu, uThabo Qalinge, uthe ubukela enjinini yeMamelodi Sundowns, uThemba “Mshishi” Zwane, njengomunye wabadlali asebegcine ifomu enhle amasizini elandelana kwiDStv Premiership.
Ngaphandle kokunqoba inqwaba yezindebe neqembu lakhe, uZwane (33), uphinde wawola imiklomelo eminingi eminyakeni edlule okuhlanganisa nokuqokwa njengeFootballer of the Year, Player’s Player of the Season, PSL Midfielder of the Season neminye.
UQalinge (31), uthe nakuba kunezingqinamba ezehlukene ezithikameza indlela umdlali enza ngayo enkundleni kodwa abadlali abafana noZwane bawubufakazi bokuthi kuyenzeka udlale ezingeni eliphezulu isikhathi eside.
“Ibhola liwugingqigongqo, kwesinye isikhathi kuba yisikhathi sakho kuphinde kube esomunye. Yingakho ngibashayela ihlombe abadlali abafana noThemba Zwane asebekwazile ukubamba umgqigqo omuhle,” kusho uQalinge.
"Kuyasikhuthaza ukubona umuntu onguntanga wethu esenza into aseyenze iminyaka eminingi ebholeni. Kodwa-ke kwesinye isikhathi kufanele ucabange ukuthi izinto ngeke zifane njalo futhi ngeke uhlale phezulu unomphela."
UQalinge uke waba phezulu ethathwa njengomunye wabadlali abanekhono kuleli ngesikhathi edlalela amaqembu afana neMpumalanga Black Aces, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport nalo uSuthu.
Nokho uphinde wezwa ukuthi kunjani ezansi ngesikhathi efakwa ohlwini lwabadlali abebechithwa AmaZulu ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale le sizini. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni ehliswe ayozilolonga neqembu elincane eligijima kwiDStv Diski.
Uthe ukhethe ukuthatha okuhle kuleyo nselelo ukuze alwele ithuba lokubuyela eqenjini elikhulu.
"Okwangisiza ukwethembeka ebholeni ngisho izinto zingahambi kahle. Njalo uma ubekwe eceleni kumele ube qotho. Kufanele uqhubeke nokuziqeqesha kahle ungathukutheli," uchaza kanje.
“Akumele usebenzise leli thuba ucabanga ukuthi ulahliwe noma uzidabukele. Lezo ngezinye zezinto ezingenze ngaqhubeka ikakhulukazi ukuzilolonga neqembu leDiski lapho ngibone khona ukuthi bazimisele kangakanani abafana.
“Njengoba ubabona behlezi endaweni enhle kwi-log (yeDiski) akwenzekanga ngenhlanhla, yingoba basebenza kanzima futhi baziphethe kahle. Ukudlala nabo kungikhumbuze indlela engangiyiyona ngisemncane."
UQalinge udlale umdlalo wakhe wokuqala kule sizini bebhekene neRoyal AM.
Uwuqalile umdlalo ngesikhathi bequmba phansi iKaizer Chiefs ngo 4-0 ngoLwesihlanu. Uthe kuyamjabulisa ukudlala ngaphansi komqeqeshi uRomain Folz, kodwa akananxa nomqeqeshi oseshiyile, uBrandon Truter, okungaphansi kwakhe lapho ayiswa khona esikimini esincane.
“Ngibonga umqeqeshi ngethuba anginike lona. Indlela yokumbonga wukuthi ngisize iqembu libe lapho lifisa ukuba khona. Inhloso yami wukuqhubeka nokusebenza kanzima ukuze iqembu lithole imiphumela emihle,” kusho uQalinge.
"Kuhlale kujabulisa ukuthola ukuthi umuntu omusha ufika nani ukuze nawe uziphonsele inselelo.
“Konke kuzoba ngcono uma ngithola amathuba okudlala. Angijahile ukuzibekela imigomo ngithi ngifuna ukushaya amagoli amangaka noma ngenze lokhu nalokhuya. Kusamele ngiqhubeke nokusebenza ngilwele ijezi.
"Ngisezwana nomqeqeshi odlule (Truter) futhi sijwayele ukuzixoxela ngebhola. Empeleni akunamuntu engimbambele igqubu ngokwenzekile. Angikaze ngikhulume nomqeqeshi uTruter ngesimo sami, abantu abangimele yibona ababamba izingxoxo neqembu."
AmaZulu alungiselela umdlalo olandelayo weligi neMarumo Gallants eMoses Mabhida Stadium ngoMgqibelo ngo-8 ebusuku.