Rulani Mokwena reunited with Mamelodi Sundowns on Friday evening when his side MC Alger, played to a goalless draw with the Tshwane giants.
A draw at the Stade Ali Ammar Douéra sees Masandawana move to four points after two games in their CAF Champions League group. Mokwena’s side earned their first point of the group stages but would be disappointed after not winning on Friday.
Having been at Sundowns for nearly a decade, Rulani was hoping to haunt his old team but poor finishing from his players saw them settle for a goalless draw.
Many Downs players felt MC Alger were tactically superior to their team and credited their former coach. Mokwena’s departure from the Brazilians was abrupt and had many of their supporters confused, given how he dominated the league and reached the CAF Champions League semis back-to-back.
Mamelodi Sundowns fans wants Rulani back
After the match, there was several Mamelodi Sundowns fans who praised Mokwena’s tactics. They felt their coach, Miguel Cardoso, was lucky not to lose Friday’s match.
@KB_Ramasimong wrote: “Tactically there was one clear winner on the night ..especially that Ferhat chance..it was evidently planned from training. Rulani was way better than Cardoso, most of the match was played on their terms..players let him down. Truth be told, Cardoso has taken the team backwards”
@NegoCity2010 wrote: “We played against Rulani, who built Sundowns’ system.”
“He did exactly what we used to do to pirates and Chiefs, giving opponents 0 chances. He’s a master of that to break Rulani’s team or system, you need individual brilliance.”
@Godfather11191 wrote: “You can see that Rulani had a clear plan for Sundowns and a good strategy for a win but he was failed by players kodwa le razo limlwele shame.”
