Its that time of the season where the conversation over who deserves to be crowned the new PSL Footballer of the Season is starting to pick up steam. A few names have been thrown around on social media. As expected, fans tend to be biased and look at players from their favourite teams when debating who should be the footballer of the season.
Theres no luck involved in winning the league because its a 30-game marathon where you play your opponents home and away. The same cant be said about cup competitions. We have seen in the past teams reach cup finals only to be relegated at the end of the season. To put Williams league form into context, in 19 league games, the Sundowns goalkeeper has only conceded six goals and kept 14 clean sheets. He has five games left to match his record of 18 clean sheets from the previous season.
Earlier in this campaign, the 32-year-old went for nine consecutive games without being breached to set Sundowns on their way to what has so far been a record-breaking season for the South African champions.
In fact, he is probably Masandawanas secret weapon and gives them an extra man on the field with his bravery with the ball at his feet. Youd be hard pressed to find another goalkeeper in the PSL with his abilities.
No argumentsThe former SuperSport United man will also contest the Nedbank Cup final against Pirates at the Mbombela Stadium on June 1. Should he help the Tshwane giants lift the season-ending competition, there can be no arguments on who deserves to unseat Teboho Mokoena as the new king of South African football at the end of the season.
There are honourable mentions such as Iqraam Rayners Stellenbosch and Patrick Maswanganyi of the Buccaneers who have also raised their game to new heights this season. Lucas Ribeiro has also been outstanding in his maiden season in the PSL.
