Pitso Mosimane’s obsession with football is as intense as his addiction to coffee on match days. Daniel Mothowagae discovers unique characteristics that make the Sundowns coach - and PSL coach of the season - and his team such a tight unit
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“I have also worked with the South Americans [Brazilian Carlos Parreira and his compatriot Joel Santana, both of whom coached Bafana Bafana for a spell]. They said: ‘You like coffee; bring it to the training pitch.’ His favourite pastime is watching National Basketball Association games, even if this entails having to get up in the early hours of the morning to follow his favourite team, the Golden State Warriors, who campaign in the Western Conference.
This is where Mosimane draws comparisons with his team. This season alone, the Brazilians played 49 matches in all competitions, which included criss-crossing the continent for the CAF Champions League. Mosimane has also been juggling his club duties with completing his CAF Pro licence coaching course in Morocco.“My life is easy. I don’t have a glamorous life outside of football. I am happy. I have children at school. I don’t feel pressurised to drive a Ferrari, wear this or that suit or have a certain appearance,” says Mosimane.
“We don’t win because we are a good team; we win because we also have a good support structure,” he says. He also highlights the importance of self-empowerment. To this end, he makes a point of learning how other sports operate in their respective environments. In most instances, Mosimane says, he has introduced fringe players when the team has been in a comfortable position or when he has had to fill the voids created by players’ injuries, loss of form and suspensions.“I am too loyal and I don’t like hopping,” says Mosimane, who has coached just two clubs in his career: Downs and SuperSport United. “I see my contracts through to the end and I don’t threaten that ‘so and so wants me’.
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