Former Ajax Cape City celebrity Thulani Serero seems to have misplaced his magic.
The 34-year-old midfielder joined Cape City Metropolis in the direction of the tip of February and has featured in 4 matches to date. He made his first begin for the membership towards Kaizer Chiefs and has since come off the bench in three different matches.
Having spent 14 years overseas, Serero has gained expertise from taking part in within the Dutch league (Eredivisie) with Ajax Amsterdam and Vitesse.
Thulani Serero peaked a decade in the past
‘Cream’ was unstoppable at Ajax Cape City, profitable the 2011 PSL Footballer of the Season. His stellar 2010/11 noticed him be part of Amsterdam, the place he gained three Eredivisie titles, however his most memorable second got here in 2013, when he scored towards Barcelona within the UEFA Champions League.
Regardless of reaching his highs with Ajax Amsterdam, Thulani Serero was typically hit with accidents, halting his progress through the peak of his profession. On the finish of the 2015/16 season, ‘Cream’ was now not a first-choice attacker. His contract was not renewed in 2017, forcing him to affix Viresse.
Why did Serero decline after 2017?
Accidents and lack of consistency have been elements that led to the previous Bafana Bafana participant failing to achieve his potential. In 2015, AC Milan needed Thulani Serero and if the transfer had materialised, the midfielder’s profession might need been revived considerably.
In 2019, he left the Netherlands for the United Arab Emirates, the place he remained below the radar. In 2025, he made a transfer again to the PSL however after 4 video games, he seems like he may play a season or two earlier than calling it a day.
Metropolis’s interim coach Diogo Peral mentioned Serero nonetheless needed to rise up to hurry.
“Thulani [Serero] has frolicked with us; he has acquired to rise up to hurry. At the moment[Sunday], I believed he was good, he made a distinction when he got here on,” he mentioned as per FARPost.
We all know what Thulani can do offensively. PSL is a quick recreation, so we simply must be 100% certain that he can bodily sustain with the sport.
Thulani Serero has not impressed to date since his arrival
“We have to make it possible for he’s bodily good to maintain up with the PSL pace. I believed when he got here on, he created possibilities, and he noticed passes that some couldn’t essentially see,” added Peral.
“There have been one or two possibilities that got here by way of Thulani, so hopefully he will get some extra minutes and does the job for us.”
Thulani Serero’s power has at all times been tempo, quick passes and talent. With the shortage of tempo and wide selection of passing and imaginative and prescient, he may fail to make an influence within the PSL.
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