AmaZulu are a closed book – Pitso
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has burnt the midnight oil, studying and analysing AmaZulu, as he admitted that he has very little intelligence on the KwaZulu-Natal side.
Pitso Mosimane coach of Mamelodi Sundowns (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
The promoted club are in the capital city to face the former African champions tonight for the first time since 2015, and they take on a Sundowns side that is currently limping at home, having lost both home games in the league, with the most recent being a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Kaizer Chiefs in midweek.
“For me, AmaZulu are a closed book. I don’t know them well, they are a new team,” said Mosimane.
“I saw very little when they played Platinum Stars, I saw them a bit when they played Golden Arrows. I saw goals so I had to check and unpack and after that I was able to see what kind of a team they are.
“We have lost all our games at home, and when we travel, we have a 100% record. It is unbelievable, we win away, maybe in the AmaZulu game we could get a breather, but we will see how it goes,” he added.
Cavin Johnson, meanwhile, said he does not believe his counterpart for one minute when he says he doesn’t know much about Usuthu.
“There is nothing Pitso doesn’t know. He knows what he is going up against all the time. Sundowns are too much of a big club to tell you they know nothing about AmaZulu,” he said.
“Because we played on Wednesday and we play today, it is mind-coaching that you have to do now and the mind-coaching is that you make sure the players are in the game in order to come out with something against Sundowns,” Johnson added.
“The biggest challenge for us is that we have been plagued by injuries, so it is up and down all the time.
“Because a player is in this week, next week he is out, and that is always a problem for us, but we will do our best to manage against Sundowns.”
