Golden Arrows head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has highlighted depth as key to other teams being unable to compete with Mamelodi Sundowns.
With a 15-point gap between Sundowns and second-placed Orlando Pirates, many believe that the Betway Premiership title is a wrap, though the latter still have a mathematical chance.
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Speaking to iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in edition 196 of the newspaper, Mngqithi has stuck to his guns about a host matters and on contention for honours this season even before his Chloorkop exit.
“I also sounded controversial with a lot of people when I said these teams don’t have depth and they struggle to beat small teams,” Mngqithi told iDiski Times.
“It is not because the other clubs lack quality, but it is because you can guess their starting 11. And when you do that [use a consistently similar line-up], and you are competing on all these fronts, domestic league, cup competitions and the Champions League, it takes its toll on the players. So, you need to have a broader squad that can ultimately give you the chance to rest some players while not losing sight of the competition.
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“I think at Sundowns, we had mastered that part, we focused on periodising the squad to be able to compete all the way to the end of the Champions League, which we just struggled to win.
“And it was never really an issue of quality and all that, it was just that mistakes in the Champions League are really costly.”
