In an incredible message reminiscent of Bobby McFerrin's 1988 hit song Don't Worry, Be Happy, former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Katlego Mashego has offered advice to Peter Shalulile amidst the latter's ongoing scoring woes.
Shalulile has had a challenging season in front of goal, particularly in the year 2024, after he only broke his duck this calendar year in the league with a brace against TS Galaxy just over a week ago.
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The Namibian has built a reputation of being top of the goal-scoring charts in the DStv Premiership but has only managed six goals so far.
The tension around Shalulile finding his groove again came to the fore after his teammates insisted on him taking a penalty against Stellenbosch in the Nedbank Cup semi-finals last weekend, when they were already 2-0 up.
The 30-year-old, seemingly short on confidence, fired his spot-kick over the crossbar.
Mashego has given advice to Shalulile on how to get back to his scoring form.
"The most important thing as a striker, when you're playing in that position, you're obviously going to miss goals, you're gonna score goals, you're gonna score beautiful goals," Mashego said on The Pitchside Podcast, published on Sundowns' official YouTube Channel.
"You're gonna have good games, you're gonna have bad games, but the most important thing Peter should take into consideration is to always remember the good times. Whatever happens, whatever patch you're going through, remember the good times!
"He has scored some brilliant goals, he scored a lot of goals for this club, so he's just three or four games without scoring and now all of a sudden everything goes haywire. You can't do that.
"Remember the good times, remember why you're at Sundowns, remember the times you won games for this club, remember the times you won titles for this club. That will only make you feel good and once you feel good about yourself, you're ready to go," Mashego added.
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Sundowns forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa has plugged the gap created by Shalulile going off-form after scoring 12 goals in the league, two behind leading goal-scorer Iqraam Rayners.
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