The countdown to the new PSL season is underway and Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has given an honest assessment of his teams readiness following the trip to Austria.
Sundowns ended their pre-season tour of Europe with back-to-back wins against Al Arabi and Al-Hilal. Mngqithi was left impressed with how his charges fared as the start of the new campaign draws closer.
Although Orlando Pirates get their MTN8 title defence against SuperSport United on Saturday, the Brazilians will only get a taste of competitive action with an intriguing quarterfinal clash at home to Polokwane City on August 11.
To be honest, I was not really sad with the first two results I think in the first match the team played really badly. Maybe it was a long trip and we had a activation a day after and played a match and I think it was a little bit suicidal and we were a little bit flat, Mngqithi said.
The Kiev loss was not a loss for me because I think in that match, our application was very good and we created a lot of opportunities. Thats when I started seeing that our structure is coming in and the work of the coaches, as well as our conditioning department.
