With a short match turnaround in three competitions added to the pressure of winning the domestic league title‚ Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane believes there is not enough time for his players to train normally. The Brazilians played their fourth league match in 14 days in beating Golden Arrows 1-0 at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday night to regain their six-point lead at the top of the table and they travel to Harry Gwala Stadium to face Maritzburg United in a Nedbank Cup semifinal on Sunday. "The guys don’t even care about the programme‚ they just want to win the league," Mosimane said. "We don’t even motivate them and we don’t train. We give them a rest. We have been in this space before and we understand the situation. "We know the heavy programme and we are not going to make excuses about it. That’s why I am saying that come next year [2019]‚ I want to see Orlando Pirates faced with eight games in 25 days, which includes travelling. They are a good team and we need them in t...
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