“As for Gonzalez, it’s the same thing for Edson [Castillo] — we are still working very hard for him to understand the league, to understand the opponents and to also understand our tactical approach,” Ntseki said.
“It becomes very difficult when you bring in a player and you never had any preseason with that player and now he is asked to hit the ground running.
“And for the hitting the ground running, there’s no ground. So what is important is for us to create that ground and also make him understand his qualities and those of his teammates.”
Castillo, from Venezuela, has proved to be a great signing for Ntseki’s side and scored again against Sundowns.
The midfielder has scored three goals since his arrival in SA, two in the MTN8 and the other in the Premiership.
Castillo’s late goal in the 2-1 win against Cape Town City in the MTN8 quarterfinals took Chiefs to the semifinals and handed Ntseki his first victory as Amakhosi head coach.
González scored eight goals from 20 outings for Real Santa Cruz last season.
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