“UMudau Ngeke Adlale Izinyanga Eziyisithupha” – Cardoso

Umqeqeshi omkhulu weMamelodi Sundowns, uMiguel Cardoso, uqinisekise ukuthi uKhuliso Mudau ngeke akwazi ukudlala izinyanga eziyisithupha ngenxa yokulimala. ISundowns izobhekana neLamontville Golden Arrows emdlalweni wokuqala wama-semi-final e-MTN8 ngempelasonto eTshwane, futhi ihlose ukuqhubeka nomoya wokunqoba ngemuva kokuhlula iMarumo Gallants ngo 2-0 ngoLwesithathu.

Bekungumdlalo wokuqala kule sizini lapho bengangenelwanga khona yigoli, kodwa manje babhekene neqembu le-Arrows elingabikezeleki, elikhiphe iKaizer Chiefs kuma-quarter-final.

“I-Golden Arrows yiqembu elinekhwalithi; sizozama ngakho konke okusemandleni ethu ukuthola umphumela omuhle ngaphandle kokungenelwa amagoli—yilelo qophelo lokucophelela okudingeka sibe nalo. Asiyona inhlobo yeqembu elilindele ukuthi umdlalo uzoletha ini,” kusho yena.

“Sizozama ukulawula amandla e-Arrows ekuhlaseleni ngokushesha (counter-attacks) njengoba sabona bedlala neKaizer Chiefs; ngendlela abebedlala ngayo bevikele ngesitayela esiphansi noma esiphakathi (medium to low block), bebengena nkinga yokuhlasela ngamandla.

Sizozama ukuthola umphumela ozosenza sizizwe sikhululekile emdlalweni wesibili. “Akuyimi owenze ukuthi singangenelwa amagoli, yiqembu lonke; mina ngihlela izinto nje. Amagoli amaningi asingenele abevela emabholeni amile (set-pieces), elilodwa lalingumdlali okwi-offside ecacile; singenelwe amagoli amabili emizamweni emibili kuphela yokushaya igoli.”

Mayelana nokuthuthukisa ukuzivikela kwabo, uyavuma ukuthi ukulimala kukaMudau kuyinkinga enkulu: “Kudingeka sinciphise amathuba e-Arrows ukuze banciphise amathuba abo okushaya igoli. “Ukulimala? Kunzima ukulahlekelwa ngomunye wabadlali abahamba phambili e-Afrika. Ngingaqinisekisa ukuthi i-Achilles tendon kaMudau idabuke ngokuphelele, futhi kuzodingeka ahlale ngaphandle kwenkundla izinyanga eziyisithupha.”