Mahlambi has just returned from Portugal where he underwent a three-week trial at Vitoria de Guimaraes,
“He features a lot. He is a player who has great ability, he needs to fulfill it. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, but he is okay. He is the same player who came to us two years ago,” said the Wits coach.
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Despite not signing with the Portuguese team, Hunt adds that he wanted Mahlambi to learn how the Europeans.
“I sent him on the trial to get a feel of how the Europeans do things, the intensity is much more. They made him play right back, so there is a reason why they did that, why? Because he needs to learn how to defend which is something that is not in his style of play.”
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