Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy believes the final will not be decided by team tactics, but by the team that ‘makes the least mistakes and plays with the biggest heart’, writes DYLAN APPOLIS.

The Citizens will be gunning for revenge on Saturday when they take on SuperSport United in the MTN8 final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, having came out second best to the same opponents in the competition last year.

McCarthy has given his thoughts on what he believes to be the winning formula to claim the glory and success in the final on Saturday.

‘The team that makes the least mistakes and plays with the biggest heart‚ that’s the team that is going to come out on top‚ not necessarily the team that gets it tactically spot on‚’ McCarthy said about the upcoming final.

‘In a cup final‚ tactics are important but they won’t determine who wins. It’s about courage‚ heart and effort and hard work.

‘The team that goes out there fighting‚ and lays it all out there on the pitch‚ that is the team that is most likely going to walk away with the spoils.’

Cape Town City against SuperSport United kicks off at 7pm.

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