Manqoba Mngqithi is confident the club’s fans will see a different Mamelodi Sundowns in the second leg of their MTN8 semi-final.
The Brazilians were beaten 1-0 by Stellenbosch in their first leg on Wednesday, with Fawaaz Basadien netting a 62nd minute penalty.
Mngqithi admitted that his team had underperformed at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium and has promised a more committed showing this Wednesday.
The Sundowns head coach said in the Citizen: “The most important thing is to prepare for the match against Stellenbosch and overcome the 1-0 goal deficit.
“I think the team we have has the capacity to do that, but we must just start well.
“I think we’ll also be playing on a very good pitch which I think will add to the quality of football that can be expected.”
Mngqithi refused to reveal his thoughts on a possible starting eleven though, having been questioned for leaving Themba Zwane out of his starting eleven for the first leg,
“I think I will be getting ahead of myself if I already start thinking about the line-up when we still have so many training sessions because the strategy will obviously have to be different.”
“It’s a game where one goal is not enough and I believe that we will be a completely different team. Sometimes we need results like this if you still have a second chance because when you’ve been doing well in matches and friendlies, sometimes it creates an impression that you’ve got an entitlement to the results, added Mngqithi.