SuperSport United are motivated that they will move to the top of the DStv Premiership table should they beat Polokwane City on Wednesday at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Matsatsantsa a Pitori are currently second, two points behind log leaders and cross-town rivals Mamelodi Sundowns, who are not in league action this week.
Sundowns match against AmaZulu, which was initially set to take place tomorrow, has been moved to December 6 as they are preparing for their African Football League (AFL) final second leg against Wydad Casablanca on Sunday.
SuperSport goalkeeper Ricardo Goss said they were not putting themselves under pressure, but that they would be happy if they could move to first place in the standings.
“I think for us we don’t put ourselves under pressure. We know Sundowns are a quality team, we just try to win our games,” Goss told Sowetan yesterday.
“And we will see where that puts us. But I don’t think there is a team that doesn’t want to be on top of the log and we hope that when we get there, we stay for long.
“It is a motivation for us to go all out and win the game. We just focus on us and try to win every match as possible, keeping clean sheets, which we have not been doing lately.”
Gavin Hunt’s charges will also have revenge in mind as Rise and Shine knocked them out from the Carling Knockout after thumping them 4-1 last month.
And Goss said they are aware of where it went wrong that resulted in them getting that hiding.
“We were not happy with the results on the day. I thought like we created few chances and had we scored those two or three, it would have been a different game,” he said.
“But now it is another game and we know what is at stake. We are in a good run in the league as well. So we are looking to keep that up.
“It was a bitter pill to swallow. We must go there again more focused. I’m not saying we were not in the previous game, but the way they opened us up showed their quality. I think we are ready to really prove that we are not worth the 4-1 team.”
The Tshwane side will be without left-back Ronald Pfumbidzai due to a one-match suspension.
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SuperSport United are motivated that they will move to the top of the DStv Premiership table should they beat Polokwane City on Wednesday at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Matsatsantsa a Pitori are currently second, two points behind log leaders and cross-town rivals Mamelodi Sundowns, who are not in league action this week.
Sundowns match against AmaZulu, which was initially set to take place tomorrow, has been moved to December 6 as they are preparing for their African Football League (AFL) final second leg against Wydad Casablanca on Sunday.
SuperSport goalkeeper Ricardo Goss said they were not putting themselves under pressure, but that they would be happy if they could move to first place in the standings.
“I think for us we don’t put ourselves under pressure. We know Sundowns are a quality team, we just try to win our games,” Goss told Sowetan yesterday.
“And we will see where that puts us. But I don’t think there is a team that doesn’t want to be on top of the log and we hope that when we get there, we stay for long.
“It is a motivation for us to go all out and win the game. We just focus on us and try to win every match as possible, keeping clean sheets, which we have not been doing lately.”
Gavin Hunt’s charges will also have revenge in mind as Rise and Shine knocked them out from the Carling Knockout after thumping them 4-1 last month.
And Goss said they are aware of where it went wrong that resulted in them getting that hiding.
“We were not happy with the results on the day. I thought like we created few chances and had we scored those two or three, it would have been a different game,” he said.
“But now it is another game and we know what is at stake. We are in a good run in the league as well. So we are looking to keep that up.
“It was a bitter pill to swallow. We must go there again more focused. I’m not saying we were not in the previous game, but the way they opened us up showed their quality. I think we are ready to really prove that we are not worth the 4-1 team.”
The Tshwane side will be without left-back Ronald Pfumbidzai due to a one-match suspension.
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