Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has offered no excuses for his side's defeat to Baroka FC on Sunday and played down the psychological effect of rivals Kaizer Chiefs' loss in a match played earlier in the afternoon
The Sundowns players stepped onto the Dobsonville Stadium pitch well aware that Chiefs were beaten 1-0 by Bidvest Wits at FNB Stadium and, while the pressure of knowing the result may have weighed heavily on their minds, Mosimane did not want to use this as an excuse for his side's 1-0 defeat to Baroka.
“I said if we can work hard on corners and set pieces against a team that is very strong on set pieces in the league, that has scored about 24 or 25 goals from set pieces.” Mosimane said the players had a vested interest in knowing the result of the Chiefs match and admitted there was no way to hide it from them.
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