Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has leapt to underfire attacker Tashreeq Matthews’ defense who has come under scrutiny for not burying his chances.
Matthews was again given a stick by a certain section of the club’s fans after missing a glorious chance that would have most likely seen Masandawana walk away with maximum points in their 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 first-leg semi-final eSgodini.
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Even though he admitted that his wingers did not exploit the spaces despite not dropping back, the Portuguese mentor described Matthews as a ‘very intelligent player’.
“I didn’t want Tasreeq to drop too much, you saw Tashreeq some moments was playing out wide, sometimes was inside and I brought him more inside. So, I fix him more inside so that we could have more aggression because he’s a very intelligent player,” Cardoso said.
“Tashreeq when he plays on the inside he’s very capable to do that.
“As I said before these games are played by men. Computers will not be capable to do this, AI will not do these things.”
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