There were many heroes on the pitch for Maritzburg United in their 2-1 Telkom Knockout semifinal victory over Kaizer Chiefs at the Mbombela Stadium‚ but coach Eric Tinkler says he was hugely impressed by centre-back Rushine de Reuck.
The 23-year-old was once a teenage prodigy whose career failed to lift off‚ but Tinkler believes he is now one of the best defenders in the Premier Soccer League and says he handled the twin Chiefs threats of Samir Nurkovic and Leonardo Castro superbly.
“We knew they would come … with Castro and Nurkovic we knew they would look to profit from the second ball.“But Rushine is one of the best young centre-backs in the country right now‚ by a long shot. I have my own opinion on whether he should or should not be in the national team.”
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