Betway Premiership

UCardoso uhlele iqembu leSundowns ukuze lidlale njengomzimba

Ucoach we-Mamelodi Sundowns, Miguel Cardoso, ukhulumise ngokucacile icebo labo lokuhlela kabusha iqembu ukuze lidlale njengomunye umzimba ngemva kokuhamba kuka Lucas Ribeiro.

Owaduma ngobuchule bomuntu ngamunye eminyakeni emibili edlule.

URibeiro, owajoyina iSundowns evela eqenjini laseBelgium, SK Beveren, ngoJulayi 2023, wagcina inkontileka yakhe ngezimo ezinzima wabe esejoyina iSpain neqembu CyD Leonesa.

ISundowns selithenge abadlali basePortugal, Nuno Santos no Miguel Reisinho, ababili abasebenza njengo-No 10 njengaye Ribeiro, kodwa uCardoso akaboni njengabazofaka esikhundleni sakhe.

Uveze ukuthi iSundowns izama ukudlula esikhathini sikaRibeiro ngokudlala njengomunye umzimba.

“Awekho abadlali abazomfaka esikhundleni sikaLucas ngoba asiboni lokho njengezinjongo zethu,” kusho uCardoso ngemva kokuhlulwa okokuqala kwamaSundowns kuBetway Premiership kulo nyaka, 1-0 ngaphandle ngeLamontville Golden Arrows.

“Sibheke ukuqinisa iqembu futhi silenze libe lihlukile ngokuphelele. Umdlali ngamunye unezici zakhe, kanti uNuno noMiguel abanazo izici zikaLucas. URibeiro wayeyingqayizivele, kodwa laba bobabili nabo banobungqayizivele babo. ISundowns izokhula ibuye ibenqaba, mhlawumbe idlale ngokuhlangene kakhulu.”

UCardoso uphinde wathi iSundowns isidlule ekulahlekeni kukaRibeiro, owazalelwa eminyakeni engu-26, owayeyidlali ye-PSL Footballer of the Season nakuPremiership Player’s Player of the Season ngomnyaka odlule.

“Sesidlule esikhathini sikaLucas. Lucas kithi uyisikhumbuzo esihle, umngani omuhle, kodwa usekuhambile — iqembu nathi njengabaqeqeshi asiboni esikhathini esedlule.”