“Slowly but surely we are getting Thapelo Maseko back and he’s getting his momentum, Lesiba Nku got some minutes, though unfortunately we lost him again to a bit of an injury.
“Sipho Mbule gave his best again, was very good [in Downs’ 1-0 league win against Orlando Pirates] on Wednesday, not so good today. I think the mistake with the penalty and handball affected him psychologically. And you see he’s trying. Sometimes I think with Sipho he’s trying too hard.
“Lucas Ribeiro has brought a lot of quality. And the subs were good. Bongani Zungu, very experienced and strong in the duels. Terrence [Mashego] came on and gave his best. Brian Onyango was stable and made zero mistakes.
“But I can talk about this because this is how we train. The mentality every day, even with players not playing like Neo Maema, Lebo Maboe, Rushine [de Reuck] has been training this week and is pushing himself, Thapelo Morena, Themba Zwane [coming back]. Big compliments to this group.”
Sundowns top the Premiership with seven wins from seven. Stellenbosch are in 13th place.
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