‘Of course, it’s a failure’ – Cardoso on Sundowns’ shock exit
'Of course, it's a failure. It's a failure from everybody,' he said.
Mamelodi Sundowns' head coach Miguel Cardoso has described his team's unexpected elimination from the CAF Champions League as a failure. The South African giants were knocked out in the second preliminary round after a 1-1 draw with Wiliete SC at Loftus Versfeld. With the away-goals rule in effect, Sundowns will not participate in the group stages for the first time since 2015.
Tashreeq Matthews put Sundowns ahead in the first half, but a late equaliser from Mabululu proved to be the turning point. When questioned if this was a failure for a club with high standards and a rich Champions League history, Cardoso firmly stated, "Of course, it's a failure. It's a failure from everybody. We should embrace, from the coaches, players and everybody."
He elaborated on the team's performance, admitting they controlled the match, but couldn't capitalize on their scoring opportunities. "We could have scored more goals and I think it's exactly out of the goals that we didn't score that we should complain."
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