Erasmus in elite company
By Herrold Lamola Kermit Erasmus has the potential to be one of the country's greatest exports ever. Erasmus has shown glimpses of a future star and has what it takes to crack in to the so called 'superstars' club. In 2007, Kermit Erasmus was named by World Soccer Magazine as one of the best 50 young footballers to watch. The magazine was absolutely on point as most of the juniors they spotted as promising youngsters went on to become household names. You have to be under the age of 20 to be considered. Erasmus' name appeared alongside the likes of Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Toni Kroos, Sergio Aguero, Juan Mata, Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria. A decade later all of the above mentioned are world class footballers. My question is: “What went wrong Romeo?” Erasmus is undoubtedly talented. “ Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work .” – Steven King Kermit has wh...