Mamelodi Sundowns winger Thapelo Maseko has joked that head coach Rulani Mokwena is giving him "sleepless nights" trying to improve his game.
Maseko picked up the Man of the Match award on his first start for the Brazilians, who defeated Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
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The former SuperSport United winger admits it has been difficult settling in with the DStv Premiership champions.
"First of all I'd like to thank the man above, I'd like to thank my parents, they have been there for me in this difficult time, it's a really difficult time for me, because I still need to settle in the team," Maseko told SuperSport after the game.
"I haven't settled pretty much well but I'm getting there. I'd like to thank my coach for believing in me, everyday pushing me to work hard, I guess this is the results of all that."
The former SuperSport speedy winger went on and revealed that he spends sleepless nights with Mokwena trying to understand how the team plays tactically.
"It's a team that plays with a lot of tactics and I have to be in with that, I have to know how the team plays, my second game, I think I played very well," he said.
"And the coach has been there for me, we're having sleepless nights because he wants me to get better each and every day."
