For more than a decade now, Mamelodi Sundowns have been signing the best players in the market as they aim to sustain their dominance.
In the just-concluded January Transfer Window, the reigning Premier Soccer League champions added Stellenbosch midfielder Jayedn Adams, Keanu Cupido from Cape Town City, and South American Lucas Suarez.
Interestingly, they offloaded some good players like Lesiba Nku while some like Rushine de Reuck, Lebohang Maboe, and Rushine de Reuck were sent out on loan.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos os now concerned regarding the number of good players at Masandawana and how they will be used to ensure they remain productive for both the club and the national team.
‘What are you going to do with all those players?
“I have to think about how I’m going to say this because it’s dangerous. But I understand that Sundowns want the best players and I also understand that they buy them because they have money. They have plenty of money, but in the end, what are you going to do with all those players?” Broos raised his concerns in a presser.
“I see Adams now, okay, we will see. In Stellenbosch he played every game and I know Sundowns are playing many games, the Champions League and Nedbank and the league competition and you need more than 20 players but if I’m right they have 38 players or something.
“I’m not criticising Sundowns, I’m just looking in a realistic way, what are they going to do with all those players? And they are internationals, it’s not like the one with for example [Tashreeq] Matthews, he doesn’t play every game but he’s not with the national team.”
‘There are national team players who don't play'
Masandawana are keen on delivering another Premier Soccer League title and ensuring they perform well in the Nedbank Cup. However, their eyes are on the Caf Champions League, and a good run in the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup.
Broos is however unhappy with some players who will not have regular game time which might affect the team.
“But at Sundowns there are national team players who don’t play and for me it’s a little bit not a happy feeling because you have to at a certain moment replace the player because they are not playing, not because they are not good enough.
“Okay, that’s the policy of Sundowns, it’s not up to me to criticise that I have to respect that but sometimes it’s not easy,” Broos concluded.
