NB La Masia head coach Daine Klate says the team will take a lot lessons from the 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns.
The Motsepe Foundation Championship side's debut in the Nedbank Cup ended in a big defeat at the Dobsonville Stadium.
The former Chippa United tactician says the Brazilians showed the difference in class on the night.
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"I think a lot of learning, it doesn't normally unfold in the league we play, with the efficiency and the quality of Sundowns they really showed how devastating they can be in the final third," Klate told SuperSport after the game.
"I thought we were a little bit eager at times, we had good moments of pressing high up the pitch but when you go backwards to your goal we've got to be a little bit calmer, so that's the lessons we're taking away from this.
"I think the closer we get to our box the less eager we need to become, just keep the shape a little bit more, wait for a moment to win the ball back, because we pressed high, a little bit more in the middle third.
"I thought we kept the line too high sometimes, the ball bubbling and goes to Sundowns and we're not dropping five, six yards back, to kill the space in behind but valuable lessons today.
"Fantastic result for Sundowns, congratulations to them, we can only aspire to become like them, so we take it on the chin, we take all the lessons from this one and we move on."
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