Dstv Premiership We were in Christmas mode- said Manqoba Mngqithi after win over Pirates

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Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi claimed his men were in Christmas mode as Masandawana ended Orlando Pirates’ unbeaten run on Saturday.

Sundowns grabbed their sixth win of the season on matchday 9 of the Dstv Premiership as they narrowly beat Orlando Pirates 1-0 thanks to Brian Mandela’s header in the first half.

Following the result, Manqoba Mngqithi said they were still in Christmas mode and things went the way they have planned them.

Read more: Mamelodi Sundowns end Orlando Pirates’ unbeaten streak

“I think it went the way we planned yet. I still think we were a bit in Christmas mode, “ Mngqithi told SuperSport after the match.

“I think we could have scored a lot of goals in this match. We could have been more composed and clinical in our moments. Because we knew they have a very high line. There were times when their keeper was left alone with Hlatshwayo, but we never really exploited those moments.

Sundowns celebrating.
Sundowns celebrating.

“Once again we should compliment the work done by everyone around the team. I believe the group is working very hard, the technical staff, support staff and players.

“When you want to win a championship, it’s very important to have depth. We’ve had moments where already this year we lost maybe eight or nine players. The game against Arrows, for example. But we still managed to come back with something and people thought we are saving players for the Champions League.

“It was not the case because players were just not available for many other reasons. But we went onto Botswana with a team that was again short of ten or 11 players. And once again the group worked very hard and we managed to come back with the result.” he added.


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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