Mosimane expresses delight with victory
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane was relieved to walk away with three points against Kaizer Chiefs, who he felt were superior in the first half.
The Brazilians beat Amakhosi 2-1 on Saturday thanks to goals by Anthony Laffor and Lebohang Maboe to keep their unbeaten record intact this season.
“It was the way it was expected. We played against a difficult opponent, they're credible. You could see how they got to our box with small one-twos. But we managed at the end to stop them from going through,” Mosimane told SuperSport TV.
“Anthony [Laffor] scored a great goal. The goal we scored earlier it woke them up. Because after that they took the game to be honest.
“It's a big game, you have to be smart. We came back in the second half, the first half they were superior.”
The former Bafana Bafana coach went on to say that Middendorp's tactics in the first half caught him off guard, with the German unusually playing left-footed defender Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya at right wing.
“You know coach Middendorp is very awkward, he plays awkward football to be honest. Very good tactician. Not easy to figure him out, but at halftime we sorted it out. We changed a few things.
“For us it was a relief [to see the] left back [Godfrey Walusimbi] coming out because we had a problem with the two wings-backs and it created a little bit of stress on our wingers to track back.
“But in midfield [Hlompho] Kekana was unbelievable with 'Sugar' [Tiyani Mabunda] they have experience, they know how to win the championship. They've been here for a long time.
“Not to be bragging but when we come here [at FNB Stadium] we either draw or win. In June we won a cup here [pre-season trophy],” he said.
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The Brazilians beat Amakhosi 2-1 on Saturday thanks to goals by Anthony Laffor and Lebohang Maboe to keep their unbeaten record intact this season.
“It was the way it was expected. We played against a difficult opponent, they're credible. You could see how they got to our box with small one-twos. But we managed at the end to stop them from going through,” Mosimane told SuperSport TV.
“Anthony [Laffor] scored a great goal. The goal we scored earlier it woke them up. Because after that they took the game to be honest.
“It's a big game, you have to be smart. We came back in the second half, the first half they were superior.”
The former Bafana Bafana coach went on to say that Middendorp's tactics in the first half caught him off guard, with the German unusually playing left-footed defender Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya at right wing.
“You know coach Middendorp is very awkward, he plays awkward football to be honest. Very good tactician. Not easy to figure him out, but at halftime we sorted it out. We changed a few things.
“For us it was a relief [to see the] left back [Godfrey Walusimbi] coming out because we had a problem with the two wings-backs and it created a little bit of stress on our wingers to track back.
“But in midfield [Hlompho] Kekana was unbelievable with 'Sugar' [Tiyani Mabunda] they have experience, they know how to win the championship. They've been here for a long time.
“Not to be bragging but when we come here [at FNB Stadium] we either draw or win. In June we won a cup here [pre-season trophy],” he said.
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