Man-of-the-Match Linda Mntambo discussed what Sekhukhune United coach told the team before beating Orlando Pirates.
Babina Noko beat the Buccaneers 2-1 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Saturday night in the DStv Premiership.
Mntambo, who was playing as a fake number 9, scored the second goal and made an assist and was awarded Man-of-the-Match after the game.
“Playing Pirates was never easy. We followed the structure and coach’s instructions. We knew we would suffer, so we had to defend, shift, and block, and the goals will come, Mntambo told SuperSport TV after the game.
“Look, since the resumption of the league after the AFCON we’ve been working extremely hard as a team,” stated Mntambo, who played for Pirates for four years between 2018 and 2022.
“Now it’s five games unbeaten, five wins in a row, and we keep going, going at training to push harder and focus on the next game, it’s just a collective win.
“When the coach came in midweek and he said ‘I’m going to play you as a false striker, I’m going to change the whole structure and play you as a false 9, do you believe me?’
“I said ‘coach, oh well the team comes first, I’m there to play the role’ and look at what it did for us today, I got an assist and a goal.”
Mntambo dedicated his Man-of-the-Match award to his son, Piano.
“My son is turning seven years old on Monday, Piano,” he continued.
“The team first for the performance, the technical team, the fans that have come out in numbers, the management, just everyone associated to the team, but this one is for Piano – happy birthday mfana kadaddy. Happy birthday in advance my boy.”
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