The Mamelodi Sundowns machine might be purring like a content cat at the moment but Golden Arrows coach Lehlohonolo Seema is certainly not quaking in his boots as he prepares to face the Pretoria side on Tuesday evening.
The irrepressible premiership leaders effortlessly brushed past Orlando Pirates in a comfortable 2-0 win in the league at Orlando Stadium on Saturday and they have now turned their sights to the first cup competition of the new season, the MTN8.
The two sides meet in a second leg semifinal at Lucas Moripe on Tuesday evening - they drew the first leg 1-1 in Durban - and Seema is convinced that while Arrows will troop onto the pitch as underdogs, they have enough in the tank to surprise the star-studded Sundowns. "[It boils down to] how you apply yourself on the day and how the opponent applies themselves against you. It would be suicidal for us to go into the match [thinking] that we are just going there to honour the game.
“Sundowns have had moments where they were defending and you could see that 'OK, maybe the opponent did not have a little bit of luck here.' And if luck is on your side on the day, then maybe you can convert the chances [you create], and then let us see how Sundowns will react.”
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