Mandla Ncikazi Not Happy with Orlando Pirates Performance Despite Victory!

Mandla Ncikazi Not Happy with Orlando Pirates Performance Despite Victory! The Buccaneers claimed their second consecutive league victory.

Orlando Pirates defeated Chippa United 3-1 in the DSTV Premiership on Saturday afternoon. Co-coach Mandla Ncikazi was not pleased with the performance his side put in.

Phakamani Mahlambi gave the Chilli Boys an early lead in the 7^th minute. However, The Ghost fought back to claim all three points.

Striker Tshegofatso Mabasa equalised for Pirates in the first half. Midfielder Abel Mabaso gave them the lead.

Fellow midfielder Goodman Mosele extended the score line deep into the second half.

“Not the best of starts,” Ncikazi told SuperSport TV.

“Very clumsy but I understand the processes where we are a team that is going through some transformation. Change in leadership, we can’t run away from that.

“We’re tweaking a few things but at the same time we were struggling with scoring goals.

“For a team that conceded that early in the match to come back and score three goals we could have scored further. I’m just happy for the effort from the team, the fighting spirit, the teamwork.

“Though the game was not pleasing on the eye. But it’s only the early stages of the season.

“Fourth game. You don’t expect the team to change so quickly.

“But the effort from the team I can’t fault that, performance not too pleasing.

“We knew how Gavin set up. We knew he was going to play on the counter.

“With the formation of playing Mahlambi and Sekotlong the speedy players and he was placing them wide in between our centre-backs and the fullbacks and he wanted to go on the break.

“I think we just failed to do a simple defensive tactic. We have worked for quite some time on a rest defence for our team, but we were caught in the same place” the coach added.

There are promising signs of progress for The Buccaneers thus far. Mandla Ncikazi Not Happy with Orlando Pirates Performance Despite Victory!