THIS IS WHAT WE WORKED FOR – PITSO
“WE DIDN’T win the league because we are a good team. We won the league because we wanted it.”
That’s how victorious coach Pitso Mosimane summed up Mamelodi Sundowns’ seventh PSL championship triumph. Mosimane says the secret behind their win lies in the work that they put in behind the scenes.
Though Sundowns boast extremely talented players, Mosimane says talent alone couldn’t have got them the Absa Premiership title.
Hard work
“We worked very hard. To watch three games of your opposition, to make corrections on your game within one-and-a-half days and you are still training, it’s a lot of hours. A game is more than two hours if you analyse.
“It’s not about the talent. If talent alone is good enough then Barca could be in the Champions League final and Chelsea could also win the league. It’s more than talent. It’s team chemistry and discipline.”
For the better part of the season, Mosimane could watch in admiration as his men terrorised all and sundry. Sundowns set a new record of points.
They amassed 71 points following 22 wins, five draws and three losses. They also managed to score 55 goals. Mosimane is impressed with how Sundowns fared this season.
“I mean 22 wins out of 30 is a big number. We are a little bit disappointed because we are one point short. Remember when everybody was talking 60 points, our target was 72. We got 71.
“I cannot say I am not happy but we are one point short.
“Hopefully we can turn one of the five draws into one win and it can be good,” said the two times PSL Coach of the Season.
“We could have scored more but the points are more important. They (players) worked hard. We are reaping the rewards. We are happy with what we have achieved.”
Mosimane revealed that he will make reinforcements to his team in the coming season.
“Next year we try again. We want to strengthen the team. There are little bit of weaknesses that we need to work on. Turn five draws into three draws and win the two games. We should be able to win it again but it’s not easy. We have planted the flag on top of Kilimanjaro. We say if you want to get it, you must go up,” said Mosimane.
Mosimane also congratulated himself. “I am happy with myself because I have never complained about any referee this season,” the coach said.