Motaung doesn’t have a lot of work to do

Phelelani Mpangase – Former Sundowns defender

“What I have learnt about football over the years is that you must never undermine your opponents. This is football, and football has disappointed a lot of people in many instances. I think you still remember when Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in a World Cup game and many people never saw that coming. There are too many surprises in football. Who would have thought that Milford FC would beat Kaizer Chiefs and go on to lose 4-0 against Hungry Lions? One thing I think will happen to Tuks players is that they will be very motivated for playing against Sundowns. Sometimes, you get such chances of playing against a big team like Sundowns once in a lifetime and that makes you want to put all the effort in your game. Coach (Tlisane) Motaung doesn’t have a lot of work to do in terms of motivating the players. Already the players are motivated. I believe that some of the players will go there with the intention of impressing Sundowns. In their team, Tuks have a former Sundowns player in Samuel Julies, and he has been doing well. There’s also (Thabang) Sibanyoni who has also been doing well and I do understand that he is on loan from Sundowns. For me, it’s going to be a very tough game. A lot of teams from the Motsepe Foundation Championship are hard running sides and that could work to the advantage of Tuks. We know Sundowns prefer to play good football and knocking the ball around and that’s what could help them against Tuks because if they run a lot like they do in their league they will end up getting tired. It’s not going to be an easy game, but I believe that it’s going to be a good game of football. Sundowns will use their experience to advance to the semifinals.”