Mamelodi Sundowns News Today: ‘Mzansi players have no respect!’ Why Downs need rotation, Shalulile record under threat, & more…

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Mamelodi Sundowns News Today: ‘Mzansi players have no respect!’ Why Downs need rotation, Shalulile record under threat, & more…

Latest Mamelodi Sundowns news in the last 24 hours, including why Masandawana need rotation, Miguel Cardoso on utilizing the depth at his disposal, the Brazilians told not to worry about PSG, and more.

Sundowns news as they break

Why Sundowns need rotation

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has explained why rotation will be necessary in the coming weeks with the club balancing domestic and continental commitments.

Cardoso keen on utilizing Masandawana’s depth

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says he will utilise the full depth of his squad as a congested fixture schedule returns in the coming weeks.

The Brazilians remained in Durban after winning the MTN8 final against Orlando Pirates before facing Richards Bay in the Betway Premiership on Tuesday. They will now travel to Angola to face log leaders Wiliete in a CAF Champions League assignment this weekend.

Following the Carling Knockout last-16 draw, which paired Sundowns with Marumo Gallants, Cardoso urged supporters to trust his rotation policy. 

“I would like Mamelodi Sundowns fans to also understand that, so they can support our technical decisions here and there. It will be clear that we are managing the group, but managing the group puts the ones who show us that they are in better condition to play. We also need to manage motivation; we need to have a group that is permanently on the edge of motivation, and we would like to have them like that,” Cardoso. said as quoted by SABC.

Miguel Cardoso
Miguel Cardoso. Image – Mamelodi Sundowns

“Obviously, we know that we have competition in positions and there are players who can play at any moment. Fawaaz had a beautiful game on Tuesday, but in the final, it had been [Divine] Lunga and Aubrey [Modiba] playing.

“So, ja, the boys are giving answers to the challenges we’ve posed. We tell them to trust that their moment will appear. I am also pleased to unwrap the trophy from the plastic and give it to Fawaaz because he understands the message when we speak with them,” he added.

Shalulile’s record under threat?

Stellenbosch FC coach Gavin Hunt says they will try to help veteran Bradley Grobler to break the PSL all-time top goalscorer held by former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Peter Shalulile, who scored 134 goals. Grobler is on 130 goals.

South African players don’t have respect…

With a likely fixture against Paris Saint-Germain on the horizon, Mamelodi Sundowns have been given comforting words after the European champions brutally brushed aside Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

Back in South Africa, Sundowns fans would have been watching with keen interest after their team won the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup having beaten Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia to progress to the Challenger Cup against the winner of the Derby of the Americas, which is scheduled for November 28.

PSG lie in wait to play the triumphant side in the latter fixture in what is known as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final on a date yet to be confirmed in December.

“Look, when Sundowns went to the Club World Cup, they proved that they could play. You see, South African players don’t have respect for the Europeans, that’s what I can tell you,” says Lovers Mohlala, himself a former Sundowns player, speaking to KickOff.

“I remember when Drogba said there is no talent in South Africa. But he must go look at the ratings and he will see that South Africa has been going up. The reason why I’m saying this is that when South African players go play against these European teams, it’s trials for them.

“As much as PSG is ruthless, if you look at how they play in France compared to the Champions League, it’s a totally different PSG. Now, the PSG that plays in France, they’re playing bad. I watched them playing 2-2 against Lille.

Mamelodi Sundowns celebrate MTN8 glory.
Mamelodi Sundowns celebrate MTN8 glory. Image: Mamelodi Sundowns

“But what I can tell you is that football is a game of mistakes. If football was not a game of mistakes, we would never enjoy football. It wouldn’t be the first time for Sundowns playing a European team, and I’m saying that on the day, any team that minimises its mistakes, that team will win the game.

“But let’s not count the eggs before they’re hatched. There’s still another level for Sundowns to go to first, and then after that we can speak about PSG.  

“For now, Sundowns is doing well in Africa and in South Africa, so let’s wait and see. I mean, they beat Al-Ahli from Saudi and now it’s for them to prove that they can go beyond that. Sundowns have achieved a lot and made history, and no other [local] team will be able to make that kind of history anytime soon,” he concluded.

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