Mamelodi Sundowns striker Pavol Šafranko continues to fire blanks in front of goal but coach Manqoba Mngqithi insists that the lanky Slovakian import will soon find his goalscoring touch.
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After seven matches in all competitions so far, Šafranko has only found the back of the net once, against Golden Arrows in a first leg MTN8 semifinal, and the pressure is beginning to mount. “The plan was to give him 90 minutes because we wanted to kill the anxiety and the willingness to try to show what he is capable of,” said Mngqithi, who said Šafranko played well.
“I think he had a solid second half and he established play very well. He came from many instances where, with better decision-making from guys like Gaston Sirino, Neo Maema and Thabiso Kutumela, we could easily have created better opportunities from establishing play from him.
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