'No one is happy inside Mamelodi Sundowns'

While Mamelodi Sundowns are heading into the November FIFA break top of the standings, Miguel Cardoso is recognitive of the fact that not all is enveloped in neither cheer nor bliss at the club. On Wednesday, Cardoso was on the bench for his 35th win since taking over 56 games ago. READ | Registration locknut held for PSL club That 1-0 victory over TS Galaxy lifted the champions to 25 points from 12 league matches, which indicates that they have been moving at an average of just over two points per game. The Brazilians have won seven, drawn four, and lost one. "Of course, I'm not happy with the points that we have at the moment, but that is something that comes from the beginning of the season," concedes the Portuguese gaffer. "Unfortunately, we lost points in matches that we should have won. "But I also understood from the beginning of the season that the conditions, the talks that I spoke (about) too much, and I don't want to come always with this talk because people will start saying the coach is coming with excuses, and now it is you coming with these questions. "But our start to the season was not as normal as it should have been by the fact that we went to the Club World Cup and didn't have time to prepare as we should. "Then let us go over that. Of course, I'm not happy. "No one is happy inside Mamelodi Sundowns. "That doesn't mean we don't understand why that is also happening. "What we are working strong is that after, we were able to put the things on the proper path to accumulate the most number of points possible, but we knew it from the very beginning that the league would be tough. "The competition has gotten better and slightly harder... but what we want is to shape our character in a way that we are so strong that no one can destroy our attitude. READ | Rising homeland interest in Chiefs striker "Our job is to become strong and not relate with the other ones. "...until then, we need to accumulate points because we lost points where we shouldn't have lost points in the beginning of the season. "It will be a very competitive league," says Cardoso.