Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has opened up about the recent form of Khulumani Ndamane, who has struggled with uncharacteristic errors in recent outings.
The left-sided centre-back officially joined the Brazilians in January after spending the first six months of the season on loan at TS Galaxy.
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Ndamane quickly became a mainstay in the Sundowns defense, racking up 19 appearances across the league and CAF Champions League.
Cardoso has attributed the defender’s recent dip in performance to fatigue, suggesting that the heavy workload has finally taken its toll on the youngster.
“Yeah, it’s clear that he’s tired, very clear. He’s not so reactive, he’s not so agile, he’s not so, he’s tired, it’s true,” said Cardoso.
“Anyway, he’s the only left foot centre-back we have. We decided to play him today again, but it’s clear that he’s tired and fatigued. He’s not only physical, but he’s also mentally tired.
“The capacity to make a tactical decision or a technical-tactical decision sometimes is delayed a little bit. For example, you saw today he missed a pass that gave the goal, the first goal, that he was late on the decision. He could have made it quicker, but that’s probably also from fatigue that accumulated.
“Yeah, it’s something I have to take into consideration, considering what we have ahead, let’s see. Anyway, as you may imagine, we just lost Keanu [Cupido], Mothobi’s [Mvala] not still able to play, and yeah, we have. Of course, we have Kegan. Yes, we have Kegan and he’s a player that we trust.
“So, and we have probably, today I wanted to give him game time, I confess. He was not starting the match, but I wanted to give him game time.”
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