Mamelodi Sundowns play a big match with esperance inside CAF Champions League Semi-finals this weekend.intention Teboho Mokoena Does it fit perfectly?coach Lulani Mokwena It sounds calm.
Teboho Mokoena left early against Morooka Swallows
Just before the 2-2 result against Dube Birds on Monday, 27-year-old Mokoena scored his first goal of the night. Instead of celebrating his goal, the Bethlehem-born star immediately approached the Sundowns bench and complained of discomfort. Coach Mokwena spoke to the media after the match. bafana bafana The star experienced a slight tweak, but did not reveal the severity of the injury.
“He just felt a small adjustment and I'm very proud of him. I always tell them, if you feel something small, don't take any risks,” Mokwena said. Ta. far post.
“He scored a good goal. He could have celebrated and continued playing as the feel-good hormones took over the pain. But he said, 'There's something about me, and I’m very proud of that.’ That was professional,” the Sundowns coach concluded.
Why Sundowns are struggling
We've all seen the teamwork in the past few games. Sundowns coach Makwena admitted his players were struggling. Mokwena He revealed that he was tired and had an unfriendly schedule.
The DStv Premiership and African Football League champions have had a very tough run. They won 1-0 against Richards Bay, won on penalties against Young Africans and narrowly won 1-0 against Cape Town Spurs. The latest result was Sundowns 2-2 Swallows on Monday.
“Without giving too much away, this team needs to spend time together on the pitch,” Mokwena said. citizen.
“We need to build chemistry, fluidity and cohesion. The only way we can do that is on the pitch. I want us to play together more and I don't know what we'll do on Monday, but We just have to take it one day at a time.
“I'm tired too, so they should be tired at the moment too. I think the most important thing right now is to recover. In the last session, I only had 10 minutes with them and the rest of the time. was in the massage room.
“I like this feeling of looking into their eyes and knowing they want more and keep pushing,” the Sundowns manager added.
“For me that is an aspect that I have never seen before in this kind of game. If I think about the (Cape Town) Spurs game, the Stellenbosch FC game last season that we lost and another game that we drew on the same pitch. It reminded me very much.
“Last season or the season before, we [Sundowns] We lost these games or drew them because we simply gave up. I am very proud of the players because now we have a strong mentality, support each other and dig deep,” concluded the Sundowns tactician.
Meanwhile, the CAFCL semi-final first leg against Esperance will kick off at 21:00 on Saturday. Stud Olympique Hamadi Agrebi In Tunis.
