Cardoso Explains Why Mkhulise was Substituted for Shalulile Against Golden Arrows
- Miguel Cardoso has cleared the air on different opinions about the reason he subbed off Sphelele Mkhulise very early in the first half for Peter Shalulile
- The Namibian international went on to be the match-winner for the Brazilians while being involved in three out of the four goals they scored against Golden Arrows
- The Portuguese tactician's explanation sparked different reactions from fans on social media
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has stated the reason he subbed off Spehlele Mkhulise in the Brazilians' 4-0 win over Lamontville Golden Arrows in the Betway Premiership on Sunday evening.
Goals from Lucas Ribeiro, Peter Shalulile and Teboho Mokoena gave the defending champions the deserved win over the Backheel Boys at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
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Cardoso on Mkhulise's substitution at half-time
One of the major talking points in the match was Mkhulise being subbed off for Shalulile in the first half, and the Namibian striker went on to produce a man-of-the-match performance against the Arrows.
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In an interview with iDiskiTimes, Cardoso claimed his decision to sub off the South African midfielder was strictly tactical and not that the player wasn't having a good game.
“Any moment a player goes out, or the moment the player goes, it doesn’t mean that he was bad in the match,” the Portuguese coach said.
“It’s a tactical approach, and the values of the team should be much stronger than individual values, that’s how I approach things.
“Obviously at half-time, I told Pitso, ‘Look Pitso, you came out not because you played badly but because we needed to approach the game differently’.
“Because if I knew that the approach of the opponent would’ve been the way it was on the pitch, probably I would’ve started differently.”
“So nothing on the work of Pitso, it was a decision.”
Fans react to Cardoso's explanation on social media
Jonas M said:
"I agree that there's nothing wrong that Mkhulese did.that was a technical change by the coach for the benefit of the team,the boy must be mature enough to recognize that..."
Naphtally Phasha wrote:
"He's going to do it with fan favorites and things will get ugly. Manqoba had to explain himself."
Mfana Walter Sindane agrees with Cardoso:
"Thanks Coach Cardoso 💚💛💛💚💛💛 great decision indeed."
Azania_Nelson reacted:
"We have a coach here Masandawana."
MLMathebula commented:
"Mkhulisi grew up in @Masandawana, Shoe Shine and Piano is in his veins. Asking him to run and chase the ball is constructive dismissal."
South American star part ways with Sundowns
Briefly News earlier reported that a South American star has decided to leave Mamelodi Sundowns, a few seasons after the Brazilians spent big on him to bring him to the South African league.
The Premier Soccer League giants needed a space in their foreign players quota after the arrival of Lucas Suarez from Argentina.
The South American midfielder is set to return to his former club in Bolivia.
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