ULorch uvule isifuba ngokufudukela kwakhe kuSundowns

UThembinkosi Lorch udalule izizathu ezimenze wasuka ku-Orlando Pirates waya kuMamelodi Sundowns ngosuku lokugcina lwewindi likaJanuwari. Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-30 ubudala, obekuBhakabhaka kusukela ngo-2015, uqedele ukushintshela kompetha beDStv Premiership ngoLwesihlanu.

Lesi senzo sithumele ukushaqeka enkundleni yebhola, njengoba u-Lorch engomunye wabadlali abanethonya nabadumile kwiPirates, lapho awina khona imiklomelo eminingi, okuhlanganisa neyoMdlali Wonyaka we-PSL ngo-2019.

Nokho, uLorch uthe ubona sekuyisikhathi sokuthi athathe igxathu elilandelayo emsebenzini wakhe futhi ajoyine ikilabhu ekade idla ubhedu kuleli nasezwenikazi lonke kule minyaka eyishumi edlule. “Ukushiya bekunzima, uma ngibheka isikhathi engisichithe ngigqoke ijezi lePirates nothando engaluthola kubalandeli,” kusho uLorch.

“Kodwa-ke, ngikholwa ukuthi ukuthatha lesi sinyathelo kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile emsebenzini wami njengamanje. Ukuba kule ndawo entsha nokujoyina iqembu eliwinayo njengeSundowns ngizizwa ngigculiseka ngendlela emangalisayo.

“Ngimagange ukufaka isandla ngokusemandleni ami futhi ngiqhubeke nokuzuza impumelelo kulesi sahluko esisha sohambo lwami lwebhola.” ULorch uphinde wabonga umndeni wakhe ngokumeseka nokumqonda, wathi abanye babo bashaqekile ngesinqumo sakhe sokushiya iPirates.

“Noma ngabe yini engijabulisayo, bayangeseka ngaso sonke isikhathi,” enezela. “Kunjalo, amanye amalungu omndeni awazange abone ukuthi kuzohamba kanjani, kodwa yibhola lelo. Ushintsho luyingxenye yomdlalo futhi ngiyabonga ukwesekwa kwabasondelene nami kakhulu.”

Ukudayiswa kukaLorch kuqinisekiswe yiwo womabili la makilabhu ezingosini zawo ezisemthethweni, usihlalo wePirates uDkt Irvin Khoza nomengameli weSundowns uDkt Patrice Motsepe bezwakalise ukubonga nenhlonipho ngalo mdlali.

ULorch, osedlale imidlalo engu-15 namagoli amathathu eqenjini lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika, uzogqoka ijezi unombolo 10 kuSundowns futhi usezokwazi ukudlala kuCAF Champions League lapho amaBrazilians ebheke khona ukunqoba isicoco sesibili.