No to meddling
Let Sundowns coach do his job, says Dolly
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has had to blend in new players before‚ and will do so again successfully‚ Bafana Bafana winger Keagan Dolly has said of the Brazilians’ tribulations.
Sundowns‚ almost unthinkably‚ went four matches without scoring before they finally did find the back of the net in a 1-0 MTN8 semifinal second-leg win against Cape Town City.
That result was only enough to send the Brazilians to 1-1 on aggregate and extra time and then penalties‚ where they lost 4-2 to miss out on the first cup final of the 2018-2019 season.
The Sundowns coach has clearly struggled to integrate a number of new faces such as Jose Ali Meza‚ Lyle Lakay‚ Andile Jali, Lebogang Maboe and Toni Silva‚ and has at times noted the loss in the past few years of stars like Dolly‚ Khama Billiat and Percy Tau.
“I remember at the time when I signed as well‚ coming back from my loan at Ajax Cape Town‚ and at the same time Sundowns had signed Leonardo Castro – the first few games then we didn’t win as well‚” now-Montpellier forward Dolly remembered.
The winger was signed by Sundowns from Ajax in August 2014‚ then loaned back to the Urban Warriors for a season.
He joined Downs ahead of the 2015-2016 season‚ where Mosimane’s team had a slow start but ended up Absa Premiership champions and went on to win the 2016 Champions League.
“We weren’t picking up points. I can remember the supporters were trying to get the coach fired‚” Dolly said.
“But once we clicked, everything went well. We won trophies that season.
“And right now Coach Pitso is trying to find that balance and the combinations again. It might take some time.
“So I think they should just give him a chance and let him do his job. I believe he is a good coach.”