Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rhulani Mokwena FILE - Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rhulani Mokwena. Photo: Khaled Desouki/AFP
Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rhulani Mokwena wants to see more from new attacker Thembinkosi Lorch after his heriocs in their Nedbank Cup win over Maritzburg United on Sunday night.
Lorch was at his best on Sunday as he scored a brace to send Sundowns to the quarter-finals of the Cup.
๐ ๐ | ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ 2๏ธโฃ-0๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐
— SuperSport Football โฝ๏ธ (@SSFootball) March 17, 2024
Thembinkosi Lorch's brace propels Sundowns to the #NedbankCup quarterfinals ๐ฏ pic.twitter.com/T1RMPrLz50
The 30-year-old has made a brilliant start to life as a Sundowns player since moving to the champions from Soweto giants Orlando Pirates half way through the season.
His first was smashed into the roof of the goal from close range after picking up a ball through ball from midfielder Bongani Zungu. And, his second was much simpler as slotted in a loose ball from the middle of the box to kill off the game and send Sundowns through to the quarter-finals.
Despite his impact, however, Mokwena said he was not happy with Lorch when quizzed by reporters after Sundayโs game.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ โฝ
— SuperSport Football โฝ๏ธ (@SSFootball) March 17, 2024
The Downs' persistence finally pays off as Thembinkosi Lorch breaks the deadlock with a fine finish ๐ช
๐ป Stream #NedbankCup live now: https://t.co/TesYUfo62x pic.twitter.com/7lX128l8rQ
โLorch, am I happy? No. Iโm quietly content and he know I want more, and thatโs from everybody,โ Mokwena said after the game.
โI want more from Gaston [Sirino], and I want more from [Matias] Esquivel, I want more from Bongani Zungu...
โI hold myself to very, very high standards and I demand a lot for myself and therefore I demand a lot from the players too.
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