Mandla Ncikazi Unhappy with Inconsistent Orlando Pirates Performances!

Mandla Ncikazi Unhappy with Inconsistent Orlando Pirates Performances! The Buccaneers dropped yet more points away to The Cityzens on Saturday evening.

Orlando Pirates drew 1-1 away to Cape Town City in the DSTV Premiership. Co-coach Mandla Ncikazi was left disappointed by the second half showing his team displayed.

The Ghost took an early lead through a Happy Jele header. However, they failed to build on the lead and performance.

Subsequently, they were punished early in the second half. Midfielder Mduduzi Mdantsane scored a penalty to level matters for the hosts.

Both teams then failed to make the most of the opportunities they created.

“Two different performances from the same team, the first-half we dominated.

“I thought we played the way we planned play,” Ncikazi told SuperSport TV.

“Credit to the opponent, I think they changed after the forced substitution of Fasika. I think they changed their formation.

“When we went to halftime, we expected two things, a change of personnel and a change of formation. I don’t think we adapted well to the way they changed second-half.

“We kept on dropping the line of confrontation backwards, which is not what we planned. I just wish the team that played first-half continued to play second-half, but it didn’t happen in our team.

“Disappointed with the result.

“I just wish first-half we scored when we had the dominance. I wish we had scored maybe we would have a different response right now.

“We wanted to press as high as possible. I thought we are one team, according to the stats, which has got a high percentage of successful press when we hire a press.

“That’s an indication we wanted to continue there.

“But I thought one mistake that we did. We never stayed on the line of confrontation that we planned, maybe because of a change of formation of the opponent.

“But I thought we never exerted ourselves fully in the positions that we wanted to press and then you get problems that surfaced after that, that was the outcome.” He added.

The Buccaneers now sit 6^th after six matches. Mandla Ncikazi Unhappy with Inconsistent Orlando Pirates Performances!