Cardoso slams dull-witted players

Herman Gibbs

In the wake of his team's defeat to Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso weighed in with a scathing critique of his team's performance following their "brainless" first-half display at the FNB Stadium on Saturday. Cardoso shared snippets of his half-time talk with the media in a post-match interview. He said: "We played until half-time with heart but no brain; the brain stayed in the locker room (after the start of the match)." Some of the fallout from Sundowns' defeat was Cardoso's palpable frustration. When referee Luxolo Badi blew the final whistle, Cardoso stormed down the tunnel, although he didn't go too far as he was on hand for the pitch-side TV interview shortly afterwards. Just before the TV interviews started, Cardoso was spotted talking to his opposite number.…

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