Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena says his team’s increasing comfort in their “diamond” system where their triangular shapes formed in possession mean there is always a player free is one of their reasons for their dominant form.
It’s early to see it as a trend, but trophy machine Downs — the five-time successive DStv Premiership champions — have almost gone to a new level of dominance in the opening stage of Mokwena’s promotion from a three-man co-coaching bench to head coach.
Downs dispatched Orlando Pirates 2-0 at a wet Loftus in their return from the two-month break for the World Cup on Friday. Since then the Pretoria side have won three league games, scoring 10 goals without reply. Throw in the 3-0 semifinal win against AmaZulu and 4-0 final win against Bucs in the friendly Black Label Cup and Downs’ free-flowing, scoring football under Mokwena has been notable.
“And there are one or two things we’ve adopted but the players are also good. The speed of our play is improving, moving the ball quickly into those areas before the opposition can take up position.
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