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<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/new-signing-tashreeq-matthews-scores-as-mamelodi-sundowns-put-chippa-united-to-the-sword/blt5cab2a34281e74a9" target="_blank">Mamelodi Sundowns beat Chippa United 2-0</a> at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday to go 12 points clear at the top of the PSL table.Teboho Mokoena and Tashreeq Matthews' goals handed Masandawana maximum points and boosted their bid for a record-extending seventh straight league title.GOAL brings you raw quotes from Sundowns coach Rhulani Mokwena and Chippa's co-coach Thabo September in reaction to Saturday's result.<script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script>

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Mokwena admits they felt 'nervous, shaky and not confident' against Chippa United

Mokwena admits the feelings he had during the week and says that is what gripped his boys in the first half."Let me start by congratulating the team and also thank them,” Mokwena said as per <a href="https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/mamelodi-sundowns/rulani-credits-sundowns-coaching-staff-20240309" target="_blank">KickOff.</a>“I think in the first half they played a little bit like their coach felt this week, nervous, shaky, not confident and I was like that also this whole week and I wanna thank them for being there for me and the club and doing the business."And second-half we were better, much better, we had more control, more dominant, zero chances for the opponent, a few more box entries and chances, so very good."

Nervous, shaky Sundowns

Mokwena refused to take all the credit for the victory and saluted his backroom staff as well as players."I also want to congratulate the technical team and the coaches, because we put our brains together, not just at half-time but also for the subs and I think we got the subs right," the Sundowns coach said."So congratulations to coach Manqoba [Mngqithi], coach Kennedy [Mweene] and coach Wendell because I thought we read the game well and we made very good substitutions."And they were good, 'Mshishi' [Themba Zwane] was good, they changed the game, Gaston [Sirino] was very good, Tash [Matthews] came in and changed the game, Grant [Kekana] stabilised."All round very good performance from the team and I wanna congratulate the whole club."

Credit to coaching staff and players

September feels Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams made a huge difference in denying his side a comeback."Ronwen [Williams] made a good save from Sinoxolo [Kwayiba], you give it to him but there's one that he needed to make a save for us not to score and we didn't even put him to the test for that, it's those ones that you get disappointed about," September told <a href="https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/chippa-united/thabo-september-bemoans-chippa-uniteds-missed-openings-20240309" target="_blank">KickOff.</a>"It's tough when you get so clear opportunities against a team like Sundowns and you don't take them, so you will suffer."

Give it to Williams

Chippa midfielder Brooklyn Poggenpoel was substituted in the 31st minute and September explained why they had to pull him out so early."I wouldn't be pleased as well as a player to be taken out in the first half but it's the nature of the game, we had to make some tactical changes. We were playing a 4-2-3-1, we had to change a bit," he carried on."We were losing a lot of balls in the first 30 minutes and it is his first game after a long time to start, so on his side, I think he lost eight balls sometimes from a press or him just giving the ball away."So we thought just to protect him as well, that can kill his confidence. So I thought we could make a change, bring someone that's not going to be affected by this. We know he can do the job, it's just that today is not his day."<h2></h2>

Chippa's early changes justified

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