iDiski TV analyst Benedict Tso Vilakazi believes that if Mamelodi Sundowns were still coached by Rulani Mokwena, Al Ahly wouldn’t have approached their 1st leg semi-final clash with a positive play.
Tso’s comments come as Sundowns were held to a goalless draw by Ahly in the first leg of the tie in South Africa’s capital city on Saturday where the visitors created more chances especially on target over their hosts.
The former Orlando Pirates captain believes what he calls “coach power” played a role in the game and subsequently in the result.
Tso gave the comparisons between current Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso and former mentor Mokwena saying the opposition was not scared of the Portuguese born coach because they know how to beat him.
“There is a thing called coach power,” said Tso on iDiski TV.
“People might be lost on what I’m saying. This coach [Miguel Cardoso] was beaten last season in the final so they know him. They are not scared of him look at the chances that Al Ahly created, more than Sundowns. And when you look back in the last season or the one before how they approached Sundowns they were never attacking and creating as many chances as they did this afternoon.
“It is sad that I’m bringing this up it’s not a nice thing but I’m going to do it. If it was Rulani at Sundowns Al Ahly wouldn’t even have had a shot on target or even gotten in Sundowns’ final third and scoring a goal because the coach power plays a part in the game.”
“One they are scared of the coach himself and two they are scared of Sundowns as a team. They are scared of that combination. Everyone used to be scared of Sundowns and now everyone feels they can play and attack against Sundowns.”
You can view Tso’s full analysis of the CCL 1st leg semi-final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly on IDiski TV official YouTube channel.
