Is Kaizer Chiefs’ target, Lorch, the most overrated player in PSL history?

Kaizer Chiefs have once again been linked with ex-Sundowns and Orlando Pirates attacker Thembinkosi Lorch. Why is this guy always so hyped up in Mzansi?

Kaizer Chiefs ‘target’ Lorch has struggled with output

Thembinkosi Lorch spent the better part of the two years on the treatment table leading up to 2023. In the 2022-23 campaign, he made just 12 appearances in the league, exactly 40% of the Betway Premiership season, and made just 15 league outings in the season before that. Was Lorch ever worth the trouble? Even when fit and available, he couldn’t string consistent performances together and his direct output of goals and assists wasn’t good either. Chiefs’ links to 33-year-old Lorch seem tenuous, at best.

Lorch’s rare moments of brilliance for Bafana

We all remember that stunning moment when Lorch broke Egyptian hearts to race clear and dump the 2019 AFCON costs out and send Bafana to the quarter-finals. That stunning July 2019 moment in Cairo feels like lifetimes ago.

What’s next for Kaizer Chiefs?

Chiefs remain unbeaten in the Betway Premiership. They’ve won matches against Kruger United and Sekhukhune, and held Sundowns to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Seven points from a possible nine see Chiefs sit atop the embryonic table. Next up for the Glamour Boys is a trip to Richards Bay on 26 August. Let’s remind ourselves that this team won its opening three league clashes last term.