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First Name: Thulani
Last Name: Serero
Nickname: Cream
Nationality: South African
Date of birth: 11th April 1990
Age: 21
Position: Midfielder
Jersey Number: 17
Weight: -
Height: 1.72m
Caps: U17 (15)
U20 (14)
U23

Hij is een aanvallende middenvelder/schaduwspits. Hij heeft nu eveneens z'n debuut gemaakt voor het nationale A-elftal.

The hottest property in South African football right now, Ajax Cape Town’s Thulani Serero will surely be playing in Europe sooner rather than later.

Along with Kaizer Chiefs’ Knowledge Musona, the Soweto-born Serero has been in sensational form, like Musona, playing a big role in ensuring his side are in the hunt for title.

In nearly every game he has played, Serero has shown himself to be a cut above the other 19 outfield players on the park.

Speed, amazing close control when running at defenders, vision, and of late, finishing, are all in his repertoire.

Serero’s ability to improvise while travelling at Formula One speeds is world class, and not dissimilar to Lionel Messi – it’s certainly made for some memorable moments this season.

The boy is something special and what sets him apart from some of the other talented players is his game intelligence.

Unlike many South African players, Serero uses his considerable bag of tricks to proper effect – in this respect he’s more like Ronaldo – flash, but effective.

There’s no showboating – he uses his skills to torment defences, to create havoc, to put them on the back foot and to score goals and set up opportunities for team-mates.

It’s a more European approach – direct, but accompanied by the skill, agility and touch of an African player – Serero could be a blue-print for the type of player we should be producing in this country.

Having joined the Ajax youth academy at 13, its clear to see there are real benefits to combining South African skill with European discipline and tactical awareness.

There’s talk that Serero is on the way back to Holland, for a second spell at Ajax Amsterdam, where coach Frank de Boer wants another look at him.

Surely this time he’ll make the grade? Maybe not the finished product yet, but it would be surprising if the Dutch club feel he’s not worth bringing on board, or risk losing him to another European league.

Ok, so there’s one or two weaknesses to Serero’s make-up.

One: his finishing is not quite polished yet, but recent signs are showing that’s he’s much improved in this regard – witness his winning goal against Santos a couple of weeks back. He also scored both goals in Saturday night’s 2-1 win over Vasco da Gama.

Two: Physique. This is the issue that every doubter is going to point to, and it’s a valid concern, for Serero is tiny.

He’s going to need to bulk up a bit, but not at the expense of losing his speed, and a move to England would never be advisable.

But perhaps, after cutting his teeth in Holland, Spain could be the perfect destination for Urban Warriors pocket rocket…HR

http://swnews.co.za/

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Serero ponders Dutch move

Serero: Thinking things through

Ajax Cape Town midfielder Thulani Serero has revealed his proposed move to mother club Ajax Amsterdam is not cast in stone.

Serero went for a second look at the club recently and the reigning Dutch champions have apparently put a staggering R25 million on the table for the 20-year-old.

However, Serero revealed to Football365.co.za no papers have been signed.

"It is something I will prefer talking about at the end of the season, but I haven't signed anything," he said.

"I'm focusing on winning the league with my current team and we can talk about Ajax Amsterdam when we finish the season.

Serero admits that should he leave South Africa, where he would be the first name on any team sheet, he would like to be held in a similar regard wherever he should end up taking the next step in his career.

"I have been given time to think about it, because it is important to look at this sort of things properly before moving," he stressed.

"Like for example whether you will play, even though I know that given a chance I can make it there.

"But it is good to think about it so you know you are making the right decision."

According to reports, Serero has also attracted interest from unnamed Belgian and German clubs but sources indicate he is more likely to join Ajax Amsterdam.

'Serero will be better than Pienaar'

Ajax Cape Town coach Foppe de Haan says Thulani Serero will be a better player than his national team captain Steven Pienaar.

De Haan has taken Ajax to within two matches of a maiden Premiership title, and has done so with a budget-buy style team, compared with his big-spending competitors.

But the Dutch coach tells Goal.com he could not have done it without his star player.

“I think Thulani is one of the best players we have and of course we have very good players, but he is simply the best,” De Haan says. “He has pace, great skill and now he is getting goals.

“I think he can get more goals if he learns to finish because that’s what football is all about, and he has to be more aggressive to be a complete attacker.”

“Getting more goals” is the condition Ajax Amsterdam stressed they wanted Serero to fulfil before they signed him, and he has definitely improved in that department.

After follow-up trials the Dutch club have put in a solid offer for the player, and are currently discussing the deal with their Cape counterparts.

“Thulani is a small but very strong boy and I think he will succeed [overseas">,” says De Haan. “First it’s Ajax then he can go to another club. I think his quality is better than Pienaar ... in the future I mean.

“If you look at his skill plus his pace compared to that of Pienaar, then you will see that in the future he will be better than Pienaar.”

Ik heb hem nog nooit zien spelen maar het lijkt erop dat we er nog een tuinkabouter bij hebben gekregen. Is niet erg, mits je uitzonderlijke kwaliteiten hebt. Superjong is hij ook niet meer, op die leeftijd nog in de Zuid-Afrikaanse competitie spelen, wat helemaal niets voorstelt.

Afrikanen hebben sowiezo weinig overzicht over het algemeen en zijn taktisch niet het slimste.
En is dit dan die sterke, balvaste, kaatsende spists gezien zijn postuur?