Edmilson Dove’s presence as a left-footed centreback provides Kaizer Chiefs better balance in their build-ups from the back, says Amakhosi coach Arthur Zwane.
Dove joined Chiefs, who return to DStv Premiership action from the Fifa and MTN8 break against Swallows FC at Dobsonville Stadium on Wednesday night , from Mozambican club UD Songo, who he joined as a free agent from Cape Town City in February.
Zwane has employed Dove as a left-sided centreback in partnership with Zitha Kwinika in Chiefs’ defence in a 2-1 league win against SuperSport United and Saturday’s 0-0 MTN8 semifinal first leg draw against AmaZulu. The coach said he was impressed with what the 28-year-old had to offer there. “Yes, maybe in the SuperSport game he made a few mistakes and it looked like he was a bit shaky. Obviously when we brought him in he was going to compete as a left fullback,” Zwane said.
“It made us predictable, especially for the opposition to close the spaces when we were building up. We wouldn’t want to just kick the ball forwards — we want to build from the back, find the holes and exploit those spaces because we’ve got explosive players upfront.
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