Bafana Bafana goalscoring legend Shaun Bartlett was praised for his immediate effect on South Africa’s attack after Saturday's record 6-0 win over the Seychelles.
With 28 South Africa goals – the most after top scorer Benni McCarthy’s 31 – head coach Stuart Baxter roped in the former Charlton Athletic hitman to help his team ahead of the Afcon 2019 qualifiers as he struggles to get a settled technical team.
But last weekend’s rout saw both centre forwards, Lebo Mothiba and Dino Ndlovu, find the back of the net.
And Baxter hailed the Capetonian’s work behind the scenes.
He says: “Shaun [Bartlett] had a conversation with all strikers in terms of their finishing and when a top striker like Shaun gives you ideas, that helps.”
There was also a special shoutout to Mothiba, who has scored in each of his three SA games and was compared to former England captain Alan Shearer.
But Baxter warns that his manne mustn’t rest on their laurels after beating Fifa’s 189th-ranked team as they look to take a step closer to next year’s Afcon finals in Cameroon.
He adds: “We had a good win but we should not be carried away.
"There was a new wave, the swagger from all the players; although one swallow doesn’t make a summer.
“We are aware what Seychelles are capable of; they created two big chances against Nigeria and they would think they have a chance if they sit back in the opening minutes and frustrate us; we need to guard against that.”