Pitso Mosimane still believes Mamelodi Sundowns can win the Absa Premiership title, and Gavin Hunt is still playing down Bidvest Wits' chances.
So what has changed since Wits muscled to a 1-0 victory, thanks to Sibusiso Vilakazi's 78th-minute goal, in a brutal encounter of the PSL chasing teams? According to the coaches, not much.
But the result does catapult Wits, progressing up the league table in characteristically stealthy fashion with eight unbeaten matches, into the spotlight in the PSL race. It brought the Clever Boys to second behind leaders Kaizer Chiefs.
"One game at a time, one step at a time - that's all we want. Three points, move forward, play the next game," Hunt responded when asked what the result meant to his team.
"We can't worry about Chiefs, we're far off them. We've just got to concentrate on ourselves. We've got a big game on Friday night [against Bloemfontein Celtic at home], and we need to get up again and see where we go."
Mosimane admitted the defeat makes Sundowns more dependent on results out of their control. But any thought of throwing in the towel is far from the coach's mind.
"We keep going, we don't know what's going to happen," he said.
Mosimane added: "We don't want to blame the number of games that are coming, because sometimes you win with the same number. But look, those three titles, with the two cups [the CAF Champions League and Nedbank Cup] in it, you have to go on, and maybe you have to not win one and take the other two. We are still looking at all three. But you never know - other people have got three cups to play for too."
Mosimane gave credit to Wits for going toe to toe with Sundowns, physically strong-arming their way past the cultured defending champions.
"They were up to it, hey. This kind of a game suits them more than us.
"When I saw five at the back on the team sheet [I knew], because I've watched all their recent games, and they've been playing four. We came here and it was five. But it's a tactic and it worked for them."
Wits make their move
Pitso Mosimane still believes Mamelodi Sundowns can win the Absa Premiership title, and Gavin Hunt is still playing down Bidvest Wits' chances.
So what has changed since Wits muscled to a 1-0 victory, thanks to Sibusiso Vilakazi's 78th-minute goal, in a brutal encounter of the PSL chasing teams? According to the coaches, not much.
But the result does catapult Wits, progressing up the league table in characteristically stealthy fashion with eight unbeaten matches, into the spotlight in the PSL race. It brought the Clever Boys to second behind leaders Kaizer Chiefs.
"One game at a time, one step at a time - that's all we want. Three points, move forward, play the next game," Hunt responded when asked what the result meant to his team.
"We can't worry about Chiefs, we're far off them. We've just got to concentrate on ourselves. We've got a big game on Friday night [against Bloemfontein Celtic at home], and we need to get up again and see where we go."
Mosimane admitted the defeat makes Sundowns more dependent on results out of their control. But any thought of throwing in the towel is far from the coach's mind.
"We keep going, we don't know what's going to happen," he said.
Mosimane added: "We don't want to blame the number of games that are coming, because sometimes you win with the same number. But look, those three titles, with the two cups [the CAF Champions League and Nedbank Cup] in it, you have to go on, and maybe you have to not win one and take the other two. We are still looking at all three. But you never know - other people have got three cups to play for too."
Mosimane gave credit to Wits for going toe to toe with Sundowns, physically strong-arming their way past the cultured defending champions.
"They were up to it, hey. This kind of a game suits them more than us.
"When I saw five at the back on the team sheet [I knew], because I've watched all their recent games, and they've been playing four. We came here and it was five. But it's a tactic and it worked for them."