The coach says he is proud of his team, even though a frenetic run-up to the Christmas break may have affected their energy and application levels against AmaZulu.
Rushine De Reuck of Mamelodi Sundowns wins a header against Bonginkosi Ntuli of AmaZulu in the DStv Premiership match at Kings Park in Durban on December 20 2021.Mamelodi Sundowns were “not at our best in almost all the phases”, coach Manqoba Mngqithi admitted after his team's first DStv Premiership defeat of 2021-22, 1-0 against AmaZulu at Kings Park on Monday night.
He said win-machine Downs first need to be proud of their relentless pursuit of results since their last defeat against Al Ahly in Cairo in the Caf Champions League in May. “One is unhappy that we have lost the match, but at the same time one must accept that in a game of football, sometimes you will win and sometimes you will lose.
“We are hardly caught with so many counterattacks in a game, but tonight we were a bit exposed and you would ask yourself why we were more anxious to open ourselves for such counterattacks. And I don't think we took a lot of shots at goal on the day.”
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