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Ouaddou's Message: 'We Will Do It'
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Ouaddou's Message: 'We Will Do It'

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Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou refused to panic after his side dropped points against Durban City in their final home of the season.

The Buccaneers missed the chance to move top of the Betway Premiership table after a goalless draw at the Orlando Amstel Arena.

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The result means Pirates stay second on table, two points behind Mamelodi Sundowns, and they must secure maximum points to clinch their first title.

“Look, we had the game that we expected we knew that Durban would not come here to chill, they need to secure the end position as well. I have nothing to say to my boys they gave their best, they gave their best,” Ouaddou told SuperSport after the game.

“We could’ve maybe scored some of the opportunities in the first half, second half as well. But today the ball didn’t want to go into the net it’s football. We keep the suspense; we keep the suspense until the end.

“I said that beginning of the season, middle of the season that probably the title would be played until the end of the season the last game. So, let’s go, let’s go to take it to be champion in the last game.

“I think it’s possible, you see that the spirit, sports spirit Durban are there, they came here to play I like it. It keeps the suspense for the football lovers in South Africa; it’s the magic of the PSL. I’m not worried to be honest.

“I can be disappointed that we didn’t win, and we wanted to offer this victory to our fans it didn’t happen. Let’s go and take it next week."

Ouaddou is still confident his side will get over the line against Orbit College next weeked.

“You understand, we have a very young team, we have the I think the third youngest team in the PSL and you know to play these events they know that 14 years Pirates didn’t win the title so it’s normal it creates some stress in the head.

“It’s why you can see in the second half the choice was not the best. I think we have seen a good Pirates in the second half with the intensity that we’re waiting for, technical quality, the threat in the last third, unfortunately we were not efficient.

“I don’t have nothing to say to my boys, I just want to tell them to say go take this title in the last day and we will do it."

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Source: Soccer Laduma

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