Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has formed a deadly midfield trio with Teboho Mokoena and Marcello Allende.
JAYDEN ADAMS TO MAMELODI SUNDOWNS IN JANUARY
After more than 100 games for Stellenbosch FC at the age of 23, Sundowns have signed the exciting central midfielder on a three and a half-year deal. With a month gone, the Bafana Bafana star has two goals and three assists in nine appearances, including three Man of the Match gongs.
COACH MIGUEL CARDOSO EXPLAINS
“We have quality players and Jayden is one of them,” Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso said via TimesLIVE.
“He is happy with us and that has helped him settle down quickly. Given the way we play, he is able to do the things we want from him. He is capable of doing many things, he is an interesting player in terms of understanding the game and he is very intelligent.
“Sometimes he doesn’t need to run too much, he knows how to play the ball in the right spaces. He knows how to cope with different dimensions of the game and settle everyone so we have a better game,” the Sundowns coach concluded.
MANQOBA MNGQITHI VOWS TO BOUNCE BACK
Mamelodi Sundowns’ former coach, Manqoba Mngqithi, has shown belief in himself after he was let go by the Betway Premiership champions.
“I don’t think people who speak behind cameras hurt me that much,” he confidently stated on Arrows’ podcast Up Back Through Podcast,” as quoted by iDiski Times. “Because sometimes they don’t even have an identity. So, I’d be unfair to myself if I want to always feel bad [about] what people say.
The former Sundowns trainer added: “We made these choices of the careers that we are doing, and at home it is said ‘A car that is not moving is not barked at by the dogs’, but when you’re doing something right, you then become the ultimate target.
“Fortunately for me, I think the person who knows me better than many people is sis Mato [Madlala], the owner of this club. She knows me that I’m so thick-skinned…I don’t give a damn about what people are saying.
“Because I know my capacity, and I know what I’m capable of. And I’m not seeking any… You know people with societal pressure question ‘do I fit in, do I not fit in. What do people think of me?’ I don’t have that. I’m too confident.
“I’m a strong believer in my principles, no matter who says what. I’m so confident about my capacity as a coach.
“I know I will still get another job. It’s inevitable. It’s something you can’t stop. I’ll get another job, and I will do well in that job, it’s life.
“Fortunately, with God’s grace, I think I have won too much. That is the truth. When I started coaching, I always wanted to win trophies because how will it be that you are a conqueror, but you have never conquered,” concluded Mngqithi.
DID MAMELODI SUNDOWNS MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION TO RELEASE HIM?
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