Mamelodi Sundowns to give Caf glory another shot
Coach Pitso Mosimane says they were not streetwise but will try harder next time
As he surveyed the wreckage of their Caf Champions League exit on Tuesday night‚ Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane admitted his team paid a heavy price for not being streetwise in the "African jungle" in 2018.The 2016 champions were held to a goalless draw‚ where a win by any margin would have been enough to reach the quarterfinals‚ by less fancied Horoya AC of Guinea at Lucas Moripe Stadium to be eliminated from the competition at the group stages.Asked what went wrong‚ Mosimane said Sundowns did not convert most of the chances they created and were affected by the antics of other teams who used unsporting tactics to win at all costs."What we could have done differently was to convert 10% of the chances that we created and learn how to play in the jungle‚" he said after the match. He berated the Horoya players for killing the momentum of the match in the closing stages by play acting."Maybe I should have tried to teach the players to sleep on the floor when we were leading 2...
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