Kaizer Chiefs legend Siphiwe Tshabalala has added his voice to the debate around the incredible dominance of Mamelodi Sundowns and insists teams should learn from The Brazilians.
Sundowns has come under heavy scrutiny from sections of football fans and even pundits who have accused the 15-time league winners of 'buying' success and 'hogging' the country’s best talent.
"Country to statements [that Sundowns’success is detrimental to the league] I would say that we can learn from Sundowns," Tshabalala said.
"We can learn from their [Sundowns] scouting system, we can learn from how they run their development structures, their investment into developments.
"Also, it’s not a team that only buys, they keep on manufacturing payers and they also promote at the right time. They introduce these players gradually, they don’t just throw them in the deep end.
"I’m not sure but I believe they are being take through a n induction process so that they learn, they understand the culture of the team, they understand what success comes with in terms of pressure and expectations.
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"Hence they don’t struggle when given an opportunity, also it’s not about how much money you have. It’s about how well you utilize the resources and how do you invest that money that will enable you to get a good return and it’s about keep reinvesting all the time. It’s about the long term project
"So, for me that’ what I like about the who, that they have crated and now they have become now an institution."
With 59 points from 23 matches, Sundowns on track for a sixth consecutive title and will continue that pursuit when they host Cape Town City at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday, 4 April.
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