Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso believes native officers want VAR assist.
MIGUEL CARDOSO SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE PSL AND SAFA
Once extra, native match officers are underneath the highlight after the most recent collection of controversial selections within the Golden Arrows vs Sundowns sport and once more within the Stellenbosch FC and Kaizer Chiefs match.
“I don’t like to personalise things with referees, I will never do that because I think the coach has more to lose than to win when he personalises the question, regarding [the Arrows game] you are the ones who should defend your football,” the Sundowns coach stated through iDiski Times.
“You have a social affect and affect those who’re accountable in soccer, it’s as much as you to focus on what is sweet or dangerous – on the similar time, the situations of soccer, the extent of coaches improve, or ought to improve, the extent of gamers improve, so the extent of referees ought to improve.
“In normal, it’s not solely in South Africa, it will be essential that VAR can be [implemented] in South Africa, it will assist the referees, they’re human beings so once they make a mistake in a sport, it’s regular, it will possibly occur.
“When it is too many mistakes in one match, it’s not comfortable, and it’s up to you [media] to look at the match and see what happens, because in a normal game we would have won, and it cost us two points that can be very important in a championship fight and morale of the team,” the Sundowns mentor concluded.
LUCAS RIBEIRO AND MIGUEL CARDOSO HONOURED
As broadly anticipated, Mamelodi Sundowns dominated the Betway Premiership awards for February 2025.
Coach Cardoso received the Coach of the Month gong after selecting up 18 factors out of a potential 21. His attacking midfielder, Ribeiro, was awarded Player of the Month and Goal of the Month for his extraordinary solo aim for Sundowns towards Orlando Pirates.
“In addition to being voted the best player for the month, Ribeiro’s solo run in Sundowns’ victory over Orlando Pirates in Tshwane was voted the best goal of the month, marking Ribeiro’s second successive award in the category after winning it in the January period,” the PSL said.
“Ribeiro’s goal emerged victorious over Tshegofatso Nyama’s clinical free kick against Golden Arrows in Cape Town, as well as Shaun Mogaila’s wonder strike against Chippa United in East London,” concluded the assertion.
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