Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso will have a chance to prove that he brings something different to the side's ex-coaches Rulani Mokwena and Manqoba Mngqithi against Esperance.
Sundowns face Esperance in the second leg of the CAF Champions League quarterfinal in Tunisia, holding a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg.
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Meaning, to play for a result.
The Tshwane giants have been rather stubborn on changing their attacking game, dominating teams on possession, even when playing away but would come short in crucial knockout games.
Ahead of the titanic clash in Rades, club legend Tiyani Mabunda has urged Cardoso's charges to be "street-smart", as they currently hold a slight advantage.
"You need to be able to understand that there are times when you need to recognize as a team, that: 'Okay, now we are totally under pressure, so we need to break the momentum of the opponent so we can regain ourselves, find the balance'," Mabunda said on The Pitchside Podcast.
"We were speaking about counter-pressing and that speaks of the element of us keeping the ball more, so being street-smart causes us to buy time.
"Especially... there are places where you know that even a draw is okay, you play with that mentality. Obviously you play to win, but if you get a draw, you're good. So, being street-smart helps us to find the right moments to execute.
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"They (Esperance) were falling off the ball because that's what they were planning, to kill the momentum. But we've got multiple ways, coach Cardoso knows the strengths and weaknesses (of Esperance)," he added.
Under the Portuguese mentor, The Brazilians showed this streetwise mindset against FAR Rabat in their last game of the group, where they needed at least a draw to qualify.
With the match tied 1-1 towards the end at Loftus Versfeld, they slowed down the game and played for a draw, even though it meant they had to settle for second spot in the standings.
