Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has explained why he is excited about Monnapule Saleng.
The skillful winger joined Sundowns from Orlando Pirates in the January transfer window, but was initially injured.
However, he has now featured in four out of the last five games, and is showing glimpses of his class, with even his coach excited about his capabilities and passion for the game.
“Saleng is a player that we are discovering day by day, and try to make him understand what we also want from him,” he stated.
“He can play left and right, and obviously different things come from left and right. We didn’t have a lot of training sessions with Saleng in terms of building him in the direction of the team.
“So we are trying to profit from what he has that is natural rather than putting him on the collective training process.
“This week, for example, I put him on the pocket on the right, and I got also excited – I said wow, we have a guy who can also play in this spaces, because he loves the game, he’s so aggressive, he loves a lot playing football.”
Sundowns, who beat Marumo Gallants 3-1 on Tuesday evening, will be back in action on Friday when they will face Stade Malien in the second leg of their CAF Champions League quarter-final.
