Former Orlando Pirates star Mpho Makola is unhappy with how the team approached today's game against Durban City FC.
A win for the Buccaneers at Orlando Stadium today would have secured the 2025/2026 Premier Soccer League title.
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Pirates and City played a goalless draw, leaving most of the club's supporters, who had traveled from all over the country, disappointed.
Despite dominating the entertaining encounter for the entire 90 minutes, Pirates struggled to break down a very compact and well-organized Durban City FC defense.
The draw means that Pirates remains in second place with 66 points, making their upcoming final match against Orbit College FC a do-or-die encounter.
"I don't think Orlando Pirates got the memo; the approach was wrong. Today's match was not a must-win, first of all," Makola tells KickOff.
"There was a lot of anxiety in our game today. This was not the Pirates we know. They were too quick in their approach. They were playing like we are losing. We were playing like the game was ending when it has just started. But it's okay; we will still lift the title next week.
"One thing Durban City did was defend in numbers. Their recovery, 10 men behind the ball. You could tell they didn't want Pirates to celebrate winning the league at their expense. Not today.
"But all is not lost; we still have an opportunity next weekend. They must put today's result behind. It's still in Pirates' hands."
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Source: Kick Off
