Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says his players are currently focused on strength and coordination as they await the return of the PSL.

The Absa Premiership campaign – as with all football in South Africa – was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

The Brazilians were sitting second in the league standings with 44 points from 21 matches, trailing current log leaders Kaizer Chiefs by four points with a game in hand before the 2019-20 season was halted.

However, Mosimane says his medical staff continue to closely monitor players on the injury list by tracking them daily as they continue to rehabilitate.

‘It also allows my team to monitor what the boys are doing. This is the best situation ever, given the current circumstances. Everyone around the world is doing this at the moment,’ Mosimane told his club’s official website.

The Sundowns mentor added that his technical team have also started introducing various training drills to keep his players fit during lockdown.

‘It would be different if we all had the same equipment, like a spinning class. The Tour de France boys are training using virtual reality and that helps them a lot,’ he added.

‘It’s different in football because you can’t play or train standing in one place.

‘Today we have introduced footballs into the players’ sessions. The weather today did not allow us to do what we wanted to fully, because we had designed a drill with juggling and skills.’

When asked about whether or not his players will be fit and ready for when the PSL returned, Mosimane said: ‘Anyone in our position in the world will not have match-specific fitness. What we are focusing on currently is on strength and coordination.

‘Football is about turning, jumping, stopping, acceleration, so we cannot get that level of training. So we will need time to adjust to match fitness, once the PSL resumes.

‘We need to be back on green grass, in order to train in match situations. All the clubs in our position will not come back the same. We will have to work for it.

‘Football is like riding a bicycle, you don’t forget,’ Mosimane concluded.