Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has come out strong in expressing his Nedbank Cup desires with yet another lower division opponent standing in their way.
Sundowns will host third division club Mpheni Home Defenders on Sunday at Lucas Moripe Stadium (15:00).
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The Brazilians are overwhelming favourites to get past the club from Limpopo regardless of which players Cardoso fields on the day.
"It is a team that comes with an ambition and a dream," notes Cardoso of their opponents.
"It is our job not to allow that one dream to become a true goal and from it an achievement.
"So, we need to focus on what we have to do in the match and face it in a serious way, control the match, and worry about what we have to do at every moment.
"These kinds of competitions with a one-match result are always tricky if the ones that think they are stronger don't respect that fact, so that is what we are going to focus on.
"We will focus on the right attitude to face an important game so that we can control the opponent, achieve a result, and go through," says Cardoso, who has already been in charge of 13 matches since taking over in December.
"We have big respect for every opponent and what I believe is that we have to fight to get a result.
"We need to perform at the highest level to get a result.
"If you don't pay attention to what your opponent can do in 90 minutes, then you can suffer or leave a moment that you don't want.
"We need to face every game with a serious approach and big commitment.
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"The biggest respect that we should have is to put everything on the pitch.
"I'm not overconfident, but it is my job to put the boys under that respect, we also respect the opponents and have no attitude of thinking that we are better," says Cardoso.