WE have all seen that couple in the mall, pushing a pram, throwing fits wherever they go and moving from shop to shop carrying a wad of return slips.
WE have all seen that couple in the mall, pushing a pram, throwing fits wherever they go and moving from shop to shop carrying a wad of return slips.
They saunter and argue, either with each other or with the attendants behind the counter, and are never satisfied with any of their purchases.
They are a retailer's nightmare.
They would buy a zillion scented candles and ask that they be individually wrapped in Christmas decorations, only to return the pieces days later, unhappy with their purchase.
No one understands them, but they understand each other.
That couple is Pitso Mosimane and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, they deserve each other.
It's not often that a team and a coach form such a symbiotic union, to the point where the team's playing style is in the image of its coach.
Mosimane's history with the Brazilians goes back to his playing days.
They are not like Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, or like baseball's Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics. But their affair has the potential to produce the passion Kenny Dalglish and Liverpool had.
You wish, though, that they would cut out the arrogance.
Mosimane's loose tongue sets a target on his player's backs.
Months ago, he aimed his snooty spear at AmaZulu, calling them a team with which he doesn't compete - naming, instead, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates as his rivals. His belittling of a team whose best efforts in the league would be a top eight finish was nothing short of bullying.
It is bad enough that wealth draws envy, but when humility lacks, the number of those that revel in your misery increases.
The arrogance is also worn by Mike Ntombela and Trott Moloto (Patrice Motsepe's supposed custodians), who feel the need to eavesdrop at press conferences.
Not even during David Moyes's darkest days did Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward breathe down the coach's neck - even as the empty trophy cabinet needed Mr Min.
Before Mosimane, under Johan Neeskens, Sundowns's role was that of a pawn and they ran the risk of falling off the chessboard .
The big-mouthed coach has, indeed, brought them back towards the upper echelons. But going into the final straight, less talking is needed because the challenge to dethrone Chiefs deserves the utmost attention.
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Less talk, more work for Pitso
WE have all seen that couple in the mall, pushing a pram, throwing fits wherever they go and moving from shop to shop carrying a wad of return slips.
WE have all seen that couple in the mall, pushing a pram, throwing fits wherever they go and moving from shop to shop carrying a wad of return slips.
They saunter and argue, either with each other or with the attendants behind the counter, and are never satisfied with any of their purchases.
They are a retailer's nightmare.
They would buy a zillion scented candles and ask that they be individually wrapped in Christmas decorations, only to return the pieces days later, unhappy with their purchase.
No one understands them, but they understand each other.
That couple is Pitso Mosimane and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, they deserve each other.
It's not often that a team and a coach form such a symbiotic union, to the point where the team's playing style is in the image of its coach.
Mosimane's history with the Brazilians goes back to his playing days.
They are not like Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, or like baseball's Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics. But their affair has the potential to produce the passion Kenny Dalglish and Liverpool had.
You wish, though, that they would cut out the arrogance.
Mosimane's loose tongue sets a target on his player's backs.
Months ago, he aimed his snooty spear at AmaZulu, calling them a team with which he doesn't compete - naming, instead, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates as his rivals. His belittling of a team whose best efforts in the league would be a top eight finish was nothing short of bullying.
It is bad enough that wealth draws envy, but when humility lacks, the number of those that revel in your misery increases.
The arrogance is also worn by Mike Ntombela and Trott Moloto (Patrice Motsepe's supposed custodians), who feel the need to eavesdrop at press conferences.
Not even during David Moyes's darkest days did Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward breathe down the coach's neck - even as the empty trophy cabinet needed Mr Min.
Before Mosimane, under Johan Neeskens, Sundowns's role was that of a pawn and they ran the risk of falling off the chessboard .
The big-mouthed coach has, indeed, brought them back towards the upper echelons. But going into the final straight, less talking is needed because the challenge to dethrone Chiefs deserves the utmost attention.
You can follow Sbu on twitter @Sbu_Fundraiser
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