Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Rulani Mokwena was pleased the side's big performance against Kaizer Chiefs but singled out one star, who calls one of ...
Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Rulani Mokwena was pleased the side's big performance against Kaizer Chiefs but singled out one star, who calls one of the best in the world.
The Brazilians moved to the top of the DStv Premiership standings with a 2-0 win over Chiefs thanks to goals from Grant Kekana and Peter Shalulile.
"Not easy. Credit to the entire team, to the technical staff," Mokwena told SuperSport after the game.
"A very good team performance, even with the subs coming in you could see the intensity and the willingness to assist the team to win the game. Congratulations to Sundowns, strong, powerful performance.
"We worked a bit on different schemes in preparation for the different flexibility because Stuart Baxter is a top coach. He's watched us. He's prepared very well. We worked hard and the result goes to show. Big performance from the players. Big, big performance. And all the teams all over the world have to show discipline and character and intensity and good fight and that's what we did today."
Mokwena was also asked about the allegeded discord between the trio of coaches at the club, but he instead decided to given Denis Onyango some high praise.
"The elephant is out of the room. It's old news. We move. The talking is done on the pitch and I think the players did the talking. Top performance," he added.
"I just have to single out Denis Onyango. Football's a team game but big, big save when it was 1-0 allowed us to have the momentum and go for the kill. Thats why he's one of the best in the world and one of the best on the African continent."
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