Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has reacted to the club’s supporters after they were heard booing his players during the warm-up for their clash against AmaZulu FC on Tuesday night.
Masandawana secured a crucial 1-0 win in a Betway Premiership clash at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
The victory saw the defending champions leapfrog rivals Orlando Pirates and return to the top of the log. Both Masandawana and the Buccaneers are sitting on 38 points with 13 matches to play.
However, speaking after the match, Cardoso called on the Sundowns faithful to rally behind the team. He further added that there are no players with more privileges in his team.
WHAT MIGUEL CARDOSO SAYS ABOUT HIS PLAYERS BEING BOOED
“Today I saw something that I have never seen, and I didn’t like. I think the Masandawana family needs to stick together with everything,” he told the media.
“These players work a lot, they don’t deserve to enter the pitch, make a warm-up in a match like this and being booed or being asked to be substituted. The coach of Sundowns doesn’t have any sons in the team.
“The coach of Sundowns relates to the strategies and the moments and the players and gives energy to everybody the same way,” added Cardoso.
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“Not because one is Portuguese or South American or South African, white or Black, Yellow or whatever. We don’t relate with that. That is something we overcame many years ago. Since I was born, I look at people as human beings, and I think it’s very important that people understand that.
“So it’s also a comment because I know people say a lot that I have privileges in the team, but there are no privileges. Today, Miguel [Reisinho] stayed out of the team, Nuno [Santos] started from the bench and helped a lot.
“What we need is to relate with moments, for ones and others, and that’s what we do. Believe me, what I want is the best for Mamelodi Sundowns and the hard work we do together. If the family of supporters, together with players, understand the way we are doing, we can still achieve good things.”
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