Mamelodi Sundowns tactician Miguel Cardoso has rallied the Kabo Yellow nation ahead of Kaizer Chiefs’ visit to Tshwane.
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS COACH CALLS FOR MAXIMUM SUPPORT
“My word to our fans; please fill our stadium every match, if they want us to win, fill our stadium every match – because we need them, we need to fill the stadiums,” Cardoso said via IDiski Times. “The ones that are present have been fantastic, but we have many more at home that I would like to have at the stadiums every game, please – a word for our fans… help us to be stronger. Come to the matches, fill the stadiums, bring the joy, energy that’s how we’re going to win the next match and the next one, and the next one.”
MANQOBA MNGQITHI VOWS TO BOUNCE BACK
Mamelodi Sundowns’ former coach, Manqoba Mngqithi, has shown belief in himself after he was let go by the Betway Premiership champions.
“I don’t think people who speak behind cameras hurt me that much,” he confidently stated on Arrows’ podcast Up Back Through Podcast,” as quoted by iDiski Times. “Because sometimes they don’t even have an identity. So, I’d be unfair to myself if I want to always feel bad [about] what people say.
The former Sundowns trainer added: “We made these choices of the careers that we are doing, and at home it is said ‘A car that is not moving is not barked at by the dogs’, but when you’re doing something right, you then become the ultimate target.
“Fortunately for me, I think the person who knows me better than many people is sis Mato [Madlala], the owner of this club. She knows me that I’m so thick-skinned…I don’t give a damn about what people are saying.
“Because I know my capacity, and I know what I’m capable of. And I’m not seeking any… You know people with societal pressure question ‘do I fit in, do I not fit in. What do people think of me?’ I don’t have that. I’m too confident.
“I’m a strong believer in my principles, no matter who says what. I’m so confident about my capacity as a coach.
“I know I will still get another job. It’s inevitable. It’s something you can’t stop. I’ll get another job, and I will do well in that job, it’s life.
“Fortunately, with God’s grace, I think I have won too much. That is the truth. When I started coaching, I always wanted to win trophies because how will it be that you are a conqueror, but you have never conquered,” concluded Mngqithi.
DID MAMELODI SUNDOWNS MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION TO RELEASE HIM?
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