Ernst Middendorp Believes They Could Have Got Something Against Mamelodi Sundowns!
Ernst Middendorp Believes They Could Have Got Something Against Mamelodi Sundowns! The Dube Birds lost away to The Brazilians in their last match.
Ernst Middendorp Believes They Could Have Got Something Against Mamelodi Sundowns! The Dube Birds lost away to The Brazilians in their last match.
Swallows FC lost 2-0 against Mamelodi Sundowns in the DSTV Premiership last night. Head coach Ernst Middendorp was unhappy with the manner in which they conceded the two goals.
Mamelodi Sundowns 2:0 Swallows FC – DSTV Premiership
The Dube Birds were able to hold The Brazilians to a stalemate at the halftime break, where they created a few chances of their own in the first stanza. However, two quickfire second half goals from Neo Maema and Themba Zwane gave the hosts all 3 points.
“I said it before the game, its one day less recovery, you could see it. And then in the 60th, 65th minute its always something where the details [are important],” Ernst Middendorp told Mpho Maboi of SuperSport TV.
“You’re not pressuring the ball anymore, you lose a little bit of the concept, all of a sudden you get pulled out, you don’t have reference points with the ball and their own teammates. Its good, I think we had some possibilities, some free kick opportunity in the first half, Musonda probably could have put it in.
“We had a crossbar shot; we had another possibility. But the basics, the fundamentals, was our defensive concepts, with a very clear understanding of not opening up the spaces.
“But you could see that our concentration got a little bit loose after 60 minutes and it happens [conceding 2 goals] and you are basically not coming back.” The German concluded.
Man of the Match: Neo Maema (Mamelodi Sundowns). Ernst Middendorp Believes They Could Have Got Something Against Mamelodi Sundowns!
