Mamelodi Sundowns senior coach Steve Komphela is encouraged by the 1-1 draw against Cardiff City in their pre-season tour of Austria.
The South African champions are yet to win a game after three friendly matches. The stalemate against City came on the back of defeats to SV Sandhaussen and Dynamo Kyiv. Komphela is not worried about their stuttering form as they fine tune their preparations ahead of the 2024/25 season.
In all practice matches or friendly matches in pre-season, there are two things you look at. Its the performances and also the results. From a results point of view, Sundowns will never wish to draw a match, Komphela said after the against the English Championship side.
Were just a machine engineered to win but there are a lot of challenges in the fact that Cardiff City will always give you crosses, balls in the air and also give you problems in terms of set-play and you have to be organised which I thought we dealt with. Another plus is that there were also physical which takes you to another physical level in terms of your overall preparations and the objectives youd say that in terms of you moving forward. For sure, you will see a lot of baby steps and blocks that you put as a stepping stone towards what you wish to achieve.
The Brazilians will play in no less than seven competitions this season that includes the FIFA Club World Cup. Komphela added that their hectic schedule in the new campaign is what informs how they are approaching pre-season matches.
