With suggestions that the PSL is becoming 'boring' with Mamelodi Sundowns' dominance of the Betway Premiership, former midfielder Brent Carelse has argued otherwise.
Sundowns won the Betway Premiership for the eighth consecutive season, even though they were docked points won against Royal AM and ended the season with 28 matches.
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It's been long since there was a real title race until the final few games and there are complaints from football fans that The Brazilians' buying power, which has translated to their dominance, is 'killing the league'.
Masandawana are set to be even stronger next season, as they will benefit even more financially after reaching the CAF Champions League final and will participate at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
"No, I don't think that's the case. Obviously Sundowns would get money from the Club World Cup and strengthen the squad," Carelse argued, speaking to KickOff.
"But that's normal, that's the business of football. If you're not trying to improve, then what are you doing? Sundowns, even if people are complaining about them dominating and 'the league boring', I don't think that's true.
"They're trying to improve every season, so they can go to the CAF Champions League final and go to the Club World Cup, those are the things the club wants, that's why they're successful," Carelse said.
"Sundowns is not gonna wait for other teams to improve. If Sundowns are gonna run away with the league for the next five to seven years, that's because they are doing the right things.
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"I'm putting the marker for your Pirates, Chiefs, Stellenbosch, AmaZulu, all these other teams, they need to improve. Sundowns try to improve after every season.
"It's for other teams to wake up and say, 'Look, we also need to invest in our club'. But I don't think anyone is gonna topple them anytime soon. Maybe next season it will be called the Premier Sundowns League (PSL), because sihamba ngayo ne league haha (we're running away with this league)," the former Cape Town Spurs midfielder boasted.
