After Mamelodi Sundowns had arguably their toughest game of the season in defeat to Raja Casablanca, Lebohang Mokoena has challenged teams trying to catch up with them on the domestic front.
Sundowns lost their first game in the CAF Champions League group stage after narrowly going down (1-0) to Raja Casablanca, ending the game with nine men against 10.
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The Tshwane giants are normally hard to beat locally. However, against The Green Eagles, they were reduced to sitting back and playing on counter-attacks.
In fact, the side's dominance knows no venue or territory, most times playing teams off the park on their own turf in inter-club competitions. Raja, though, imposed their high press and unsettled Miguel Cardoso's men with their physicality.
Former Sundowns and Orlando Pirates winger Mokoena has issued advice to PSL teams after The Brazilians' latest game.
"I've always been saying this, teams here back home don't take those chances and try press Sundowns really high," Mokoena said on SoccerBeat.
"You could see those mistakes. Even the game of Sundowns and [Kaizer] Chiefs, where they actually won 4-0, Chiefs actually did the pressing high up, got chances and unfortunately they did not convert.
"Some of the (Sundowns) players are not as comfortable and you could see it (against Raja), that there is a weakness somewhere, somehow, and a lot of teams will pick that up and say, 'Come on, guys, let's go pound for pound.
"Yes, there are gonna be instances where they will come out, but if you keep on and keep on, you'll finally get that chance, where you can just bury one goal, which will open the game, instead of you sitting back all the time. I think Raja showed us something like that," 'Cheeseboy' added.
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Miguel Cardoso's charges are lying second in Group B, three points behind leaders AS FAR Rabat and one point ahead of third-placed Raja.
Masandawana will resume their Group B campaign when they visit Maniema Union on Saturday afternoon in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Maniema are just two points behind Sundowns at the bottom of the section.