Coach Rulani Disappointed With The Most Previous Result!

Coach Rulani Disappointed With The Most Previous Result! Mamelodi Sundowns went down 2-0 at home to CR Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League on Friday afternoon.

This was their first defeat in this year’s competition so far. This did not hamper their progress into the competition.

They have already sealed top spot with 4 wins and a draw before their game. Although they fielded a weaker side, a defeat is still a bitter pill to swallow for a club of Sundowns’ stature.

“We are disappointed with the result, disappointed with the performance and with the overall application in the first half.” Rulani Mokwena told the media after the game.

“Disappointed with the elementary mistakes committed for the two goals, apart from that we saw the performance is not our usual, very disappointing afternoon.” He added.

The goals were courtesy of defensive errors from Sundowns. This is very uncharacteristic of the club, but understandable as they fielded a weaker XI.

“You could already see particularly from their high press, they pressed a little differently than they used to do. Sayoud their number ten pressed a little higher than he normally does, in previous matches, he drifts and controls the deep line and in this game, he was pressing in certain moments.

“We had to use the ball better and that is where our problems were, we did not create enough very good opportunities. That is the reality and we could not get going with our build-up.

“After we made that big mistake, it affected a lot of the confidence to play from Ricardo Goss. We uncharacteristically went long, bypassed the midfield and once we did that you know anything that comes into the air they eat for breakfast.

“Performance and from a tactical perspective, not a very good show” the coach concluded.

Mamelodi Sundowns travel to Chippa United in the DSTV Premiership today. Coach Rulani Disappointed With The Most Previous Result!