The Brazilians won’t have to play a match in the middle of the week, so they will have plenty of time to prepare. Pirates will play Magesi on Tuesday in the Carling Knockout Quarterfinal at Orlando Stadium.“This week is important because basically now we’ve another full week to play on Saturday, but then we will play two matches in one week (next week),” Cardoso addressed the media after his team defeated Remo Stars by a score of 2-0 in the CAF Champions League 2nd preliminary round second-leg. Pretorians advanced to group stages with a 7-1 aggregate win after Sunday’s result at Loftus Verfeld.“It is Saturday, Wednesday and probably the weekend again because we are trying to schedule a match, and then we go for the international break again,” Cardoso said.“Obviously, it was important to have these two weeks. I don’t remember working a full week or cycle for a long time.“Sometimes people don’t understand. When you have the entire group, it means the level of the training becomes higher because the highest quality of the players are there.When you have the entire group, it means the level of the training becomes higher because the highest quality of the players are there which allows you to work with the dynamics you want to have with the team.— Miguel Cardoso, Mamelodi Sundowns coach“If we don’t have everyone, the level of the sessions drops, and having the possibility to train with the group allows you to work with the dynamics you want to have with the team and also brings out the quality in the sessions.”Cardoso anticipates a difficult draw after reaching the next group stage of the Champions League.“Sometimes we think that we are going to play a team that does not have a name, but it’s difficult when we play away,” He said.“Last year, theoretically, the worst team was Maniema. The first game was at home, and there was a draw, which made it difficult to think [about] what could happen in the competition, especially with (Moroccan side) AS FAR and Raja Casablanca in the same group.“As you remember, with five minutes before the end of the match, we were losing 1-0 to Maniema (second match away), and we were out of the group stage. [Peter] Shalulile scored two goals and we went through and played a draw against AS FAR, which saw us through.”Sowetan
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Cardoso welcomes rare break to prepare for Bucs
