DUTCH MOVER
Thulani Serero keen to shine at new home
A fit and firing Serero would be a true national asset
Thulani Serero is shaping up as the key man this season at his new Dutch club, Vitesse Arnhem, which can only be good for national team coach Stuart Baxter during the remaining World Cup qualifiers in 2017. A fit and firing Serero would be a true national asset‚ and after a 2016-17 campaign in which he was not even registered by former club Ajax Amsterdam‚ the wheel is turning in his favour. He has joined a club in which he will not just play‚ but be the key link in the midfield between the defence and attack‚ given the responsibility that comes with the playmaking role. "Serero is a controlling player and good in possession. He has the potential to make the game‚" Vitesse coach Henk Fraser told Dutch radio and TV station Omroep Gelderland. Serero says he is looking forward to the challenge after so long on the sidelines. "I want to be on the ball‚" he said. "I also see myself as a leader. I understand Fraser wants the play to go through me and I feel comfortable with that. But in t...
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