Pirates focus on Swallows
Pirates focus on Swallows
Posted: 2009-11-27 07:09
Orlando Pirates are ready to forget about their disappointing 2-0 loss against Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday and focus on their next League game against Moroka Swallows at Orlando Stadium on Saturday.
Pirates left Atteridgeville with their heads down after being well beaten by Sundowns who handed them their fourth defeat in the League.
Bucs, who won the first round League fixture against Swallows 1-0 courtesy of Benson Mhlongo's goal at the Dobsonville Stadium, are hoping for the same result when they face the Rainer Zobel led side tomorrow.
Orlando Pirates midfielder Andile Jali concedes that things did not go right for them on Wednesday but that they are ready to put Wednesday’s bad result behind them and focus on the job at hand against Swallows.
“Look, it’s all in the past…we lost the match, so we have to forget about it and move forward as soon as possible,” Jali told his club website.
“I think it was one of those matches when almost everything didn’t go well for us, that is why it is so important to forget about Wednesday’s result and focus on our next League match against Moroka Swallows.
“Although, we lost against Sundowns, I believe we are still amongst the top teams and challenging for the League title. We are not going to give up now; we will continue to fight until the end because anything is possible in the game.
“To be honest, we have to give credit where it’s due, I think Sundowns planned well and the players stuck to it, hence they got the better of us on the night.”
The former University of Pretoria midfielder says they will have everything to play and will give more than 100% effort to beat the Dube Birds in the Soweto Derby.
“We lost to Sundowns just when we thought we had turned the corner following our victories over Bloemfontein Celtic and Ajax Cape Town…so you can imagine how this affected us. We were all devastated in the change room…this result really came as a shock to us.”
He adds: “But like I said earlier, we need to use this negative result and turn it into a positive result. The game against Swallows awaits and we have everything to play for.
“I believe we have learnt our lesson, and from here onwards we have to display nothing but 110% effort," he adds.
: 2009-11-27 07:48
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