Mosimane tucks into the DVDs

13 October 2016 - 09:25 By MARC STRYDOM

Pitso Mosimane has largely disregarded Zamalek's semifinal performance in his preparations for the CAF Champions League final against the Egyptian giants. Zamalek beat Wydad Casablanca 4-0 at home, then astonishingly lost 5-2 away in Morocco to progress to the final, the first leg of which will be played at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday.Mosimane said he had concentrated on Zamalek's more consistent performances - such as their defeats to Sundowns in the group stages and their 1-0 home and away wins against Nigerian club Enyimba."I watched the game away against Wydad, I threw it into the trash bin. It's an emotional game, not a proper game."The game that Zamalek played against Enyimba, the games they played against us - those are the games that I look at."Mosimane said he would resist changing too much tactically in the final."We have a plan for Saturday. The plan is to stay the way we are. We played the same way and scored two goals against Zesco, Chicken Inn and AS Vita."So let's stay on this story of two goals. It's been consistent, let's not spoil it."Zamalek replaced coach Mohamed Helmi with Moemen Soliman in July."But they didn't change the system. The new coach plays the same way as they've always played," he said.TMG Digital..

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