Ouaddou Hails Mbuthuma & Radiopane Amid ‘Striker Crisis’ Talk
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Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou expressed his delight with Boitumelo Radiopane and Yanela Mbuthuma after both strikers found the back of the net against Kruger United on Tuesday night.
The Buccaneers extended their unbeaten run in the Betway Premiership by scoring four unanswered goals against the top-flight outfit at Mbombela Stadium.
“You know, there are some games where strangely you have a lot, a lot of opportunities, lot of chance to score and you don’t score,” Ouaddou told SuperSport after the game,
“It’s a game that we didn’t have a lot of chances, but we were very efficient and I’m very happy for these boys you know, it will give them trust, confidence.
The Buccaneers coach admits his side were not at their best in the first half, but hailed the response in the second period.
“You know, sometimes we didn’t play like we want but at least we come with the result we want. I think the first half the boys didn’t start the game exactly like we wanted. I think we were dominated in the physical area, we didn’t manage to get any answer in that area they were more aggressive than us,” Ouaddou said.
“They came to press us, we knew that they were coming to press, I said to the guys maybe the first 15 minutes to escape this pressure, it can be interesting to look for the second zone behind the back-four because they’re leaving space, things that we never did in the first half to be honest.
“We came back slightly better, slightly better, but we didn’t manage to really impose the game we want credit has to be given to Kruger Football Club, so for us the most important let’s say it’s these three points, we came here knowing it won’t easy.
“I don’t think many teams are going to be able to score four goals here because they were very aggressive so let’s be happy, let’s correct, let’s correct the things we have to collect, but it’s not easy because when you give time to everybody you try to rotate as well so let’s be happy,” he added.
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