Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has stated that his outfit ‘fate’ in the South African Premier League title battle lies in their own hands.
The Brazilians have extended their lead over their closest title rivals Orlando Pirates to 12 points following the Soweto giants home defeat to Sekhukhune United.
Sundowns tactician is pleased with this development but refuses to rely solely on the missteps of other teams.
“Obviously, our fate is in our own hands, but there are still five games left, and nothing is decided yet, because our rivals won’t give up. So we have to respect ourselves, respect our opponents, respect our competitors, and not rest on what we’ve achieved. If you do that, you’ll run into problems.
So, we played one game today [Wednesday], and now we have five to go. If we get an extra advantage [after the Pirates’ defeat], that’s wonderful, but we need to keep pushing forward and keep winning our matches,” Cardoso stated.
Sundowns are on top of the table with 58 points in the 23 matches they have played so far, while Orlando Pirates sit second with 46 points from 21 games. This means Pirates are two games behind the log leaders.
