Vries speaks on ‘costly mistakes’ at Chiefs
Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Virgil Vries says he is disappointed not to be at 2019 Afcon in Egypt with Namibia after playing all the qualification games.
Virgil Vries of Kaizer Chiefs (Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix)
Vries was released by Chiefs after falling down the pecking order in the goalkeeping department.
The shot stopper came under fire from frustrated Chiefs fans who blasted him for conceding goals.
Vries said he would bounce back and understood why Chiefs terminated his contract.
“It’s disappointing not to be part of the AFCON squad after playing all the games in the qualifiers.
“The coach [Ricardo Mannetti] cited game time as the main reason to exclude me. It’s a painful thing. I will come back stronger. It was a tough year, a year I must not think about.
“The mistakes I made at Chiefs don’t define me. I have a choice, it’s either I keep thinking about those mistakes or I pull myself together and move on. I am confident that I will find a team soon, I want to remain in the PSL.
“I think it’s those mistakes that cost me my job at Chiefs. But I am still grateful for the opportunity to play for a team of Chiefs’ magnitude. I learnt a lot of things.”
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