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Benni McCarthy keeping Orlando Pirates calm for MTN8 Final

Benni helps Bucs for Final

Posted: 2011-09-09 09:03

Orlando Pirates striker Thulasizwe Mbuyane says the advice the team has received this week from Benni McCarthy has helped them prepare for the MTN8 Final.

McCarthy is suspended for the match against Kaizer Chiefs, after a controversial red card in the League against Maritzburg United on August 24, but Mbuyane says he has been using his experience in Europe to keep the players calm.

"Benni is such a good motivator and he has played in massive, massive games. He has played and won a [Uefa] Champions League final!" Mbuyane tells KickOff.com.

"He is disappointed not to be able to play, but that has not stopped him helping as much as he can this week and he has been talking to the guys.

"He always gives such good advice, after all he has been coached by some of the best in the world, like Jose Mourinho, so he knows the right things to say and when to say them.

"He is a really good guy and he works really hard, it is such a pity he can't play this weekend but that's football …"

Mbuyane scored twice when Pirates won their last knockout final, beating Black Leopards in the Nedbank Cup decider in May, and he is hoping for more goals on Saturday.

"We want to prove that the three trophies we won last season was not a fluke as some people have been saying. We are in our fourth final in a row so that we have shown that we have been consistently good enough to reach this stage.

"I want to score and help the team win on Saturday because that is how you get remembered by a player; scoring goals in the big games."

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gwanyana: 2011-09-09 09:24

No surprises there Mr Mbuzane, I see you have also gained few kilos over the pre-season. How are you anyway.

Philani Duma : 2011-09-09 09:25

Benni i wonder how many kilos u gain since u not playing so far bcose last time i saw you in the grandstand wearing the track suit that is xxx large and i dnt know why u not help yourself in yo weight b4 u help yo teammates against amakhosi in the mtn8 final

Swona Champ!: 2011-09-09 09:35

chiefs has never been so sure of defeat than now, can c the talk everywhere, this cup is for Bucs, if they loose, its their fault!

Nkanyim : 2011-09-09 09:38

They should have signed this Madala as a striker coach, not as a player, he is finished now...!!!

joe banana : 2011-09-09 09:39

why morons like juju always promise 2 score against chiefs beats me, cause none of them ever achieve that promise, ask jayiya, ndulula, camara, billiat, wana, sibisi.....all these morons will tell u their promises never materialised, so juju, the same will happen 2 u, chiefs is not sundowns.

gwanyana: 2011-09-09 09:40

Watch out for Sthembiso Ngcobo (remember him from Telkom Final). He is still around. The latest from amakhosi camp is that he might start the game to give a coach more dept option in terms of substitutions towards the end of the game just make sure that we go for a kill.

Van der Vaart: 2011-09-09 09:45

lets c wat his advice was to the drunken masters! next time he will be advising them on how to be fat in flash!

Shaun Qolani : 2011-09-09 09:48

Once a pirates always a pirates xap Tlou

joe banana : 2011-09-09 09:49

now that a bugs player has spoken, there is quiteness, once a chiefs playa says something, bugs flood this blog, tellin us 2 do da talkin on de field, forgetting that they have won a mere three cups in twelve years...PATHETIC.

All psl Trophies : 2011-09-09 09:49

Your red was controversial and I think this was a blessing in desgz bcos you will have a proper execuse on Monday."I was not part of the team".

Treble Champ: 2011-09-09 09:52

Its the first time I'm hearing a Pirates player speaking prior to this Derby as all the noise was coming from Naturena throughout the week.

This Cup is guaranteed a place in Parktown, we cannot afford to concede this trophy to Chiefs NO I REFUSE!!

PhatKatt: 2011-09-09 09:52

what more can you ask for?
Chimps you can speak as much as you like, but deep down you know that Our only weapon is our belief in our Never Say Die Attitude.
At Bucs We Conquer, No surrender.

gwanyana: 2011-09-09 09:53

Next thing we are going to hear from the rats camp is Bunny advising Lear how to plan for a final tomorrow. Eish this Madala is really unpredictable, you may never know what to expect from his behavior.

Donald Duck: 2011-09-09 09:53

The only advise Mafutha can giv is how many Mcdonalds burgers 2chow b4 de game.

I was watching marawa on thursday yesterday and VV and Leal were there. Rob asked VV the score and he said 3-1 to chiefs, then he asked Leal, it was like he swallowed a hot coal, he just said eh eh eh i cant eh eh. De dude is scared hahaha. Shapa Khosi shapa!!!!!!!!

Pheya : 2011-09-09 09:55

@joe banana Juju scored one of the heart breaking goal that secure us a point different wit ur team against that help us to be the Absa champs.Remember last minutes goal on the 26feb at Fnb stadium?And by the look of ur defence juju is going to make it again tomorrow night.football 101 is a course @the university of orlando

lordjerry : 2011-09-09 09:55

Finally acredible individual benni motivate you and pinaar are our legends not Radebe. Who will ever forget the 2 goals you scored to eliminate Man U. We remember that lucas found leeds united fighting for the league and made them relegation candidates eventually relegating them.

Orlando Pirates is the only team in South Africa with the opportunity to play 4 cup finals. 1 champions league. 2 mtn8. 3 TKO. 4 Nedbank cup.

Last season when other teams were given a break we were playing the nedbank cup semi-finals. When other psl teams were drouning in their sorrows and the season had ended for every psl team. We were celebrating a league trophy and yet our players were unable to celebrate because their season was still on.

To V.V that is the history people will remember and the future with a difference. Football 101 is a course at the University of Orlando.

Sxokzin WaLeKhosi : 2011-09-09 09:58

Brush ur teeth 1st b4 blubbering wena mazinyo.com! While at that buy ol ur rats supporters to0th paste coz ey m0uths stink. Khosi till i c a gruduate fr0m da so cold "university of Orlando" actual making it in Europe!

Balotelli: 2011-09-09 09:59

Pathetic comment... Parreira coach a world cup winning team & he failed with Bafana... Fat A$$ Benni was once coach by Jose & later warmer the bench @Blackburn.... & so what?

come 2moro... every1 will be running 4 cover... Hope Bennie is big enough 2 cover u all

Rise KHOSI Rise

Jealous Down: 2011-09-09 10:00

Wonders shall never end... Benni Mayengani has become the 4th coach now? Mr Mbuzane you are such a loser, this is not Black Leopards played scored the goals against when their players were down injured. Whether your player coach knows what to say or not the beating shall still remain... Are you nervoush Buccaneersh?

vutomim@gmail.com: 2011-09-09 10:04

pie-rats r so confident of a win, but they 4get that they r not playing sun-flops who r not competitive in the middle. Cum sat, theie 2 midgets will b concerned on how they r going 2 stop shabba n yeye frm playing instead of concertrating on their normal game.

General: 2011-09-09 10:06

KukhonA ABAZOKHALA let the Pierats supprters play soccer with their mouth ,but Izimpofana will do it on the field of play

Khosi For Life

lebza@bozaa : 2011-09-09 10:07

pirates will do us proud 2moro as always coz afterall we are happy people 4 lyf.

Jack Sparrow : 2011-09-09 10:09

Dankie 'Champ Lordjerry'...
4 Cup finals in a row is another milestone for a PSL team.
11 South Africans in the starting line-up in the season so far, is another milestone in for any PSL team.
Many will notice that there'll be 6 Bafana players, 3 S.A Under 23 players against Zanu PF and all other PSL teams.
After having won the Uefa Champios League after a memorable Man of the Match perfomance in the Semis against Manchester United. After having won the Golden Boot in Afcon '98. After having become the 2nd leading goalscorer(behind Didier Drogba) in the EPL, Benni had this to say on 02/08/2011..'' It's an honour for me to be playing for the Biggest team in Africa'
'The Dream Team'...sails on!!!

Lesiba : 2011-09-09 10:15

Sunday's newspapers headlines will b'Ke nyamile kudukudu ge re jelwe ke chiefs by Segolela'.By da way on wht ground is chiefs undadogs?

Faka i-safety belt ku driver Kaizer Manje: 2011-09-09 10:19

Let him help them as much as he can. Amazingly according to their supporters they gon have a walkover so i wonder why are they preparing so hard for "Average Players". Kuzofa Umuntu K'sasa.

Let him share with them his fat everything.....Fat Experience....Fat Ego....Fat Bums.....Fat Belly......Fat Head.......

MCowyane is using McBurger to get into the starting 11. And McBurger is enjoy the Star status.

joe banana : 2011-09-09 10:19

where in de world have u seen a football club considered the best ever by its supporters for winning a mere 3 cups in twelve years? i mean that average to 1 cup in every 4 years... phew! only in mzansi, where medicority is seen as quality

Champ "Superbrand": 2011-09-09 10:21

How I wish Benni was going to play this final, I am sure he was going to score. He is such a classy player. I hope he will teach these boys how to finish and share the ball more. I am not afraid of Zebras, i am only afraid of the match officials. I am happy our coach knows why its so important to approach matches of these kind with confidence. that way there will be no freebies like the ones they got when we lost in the final. No back passes for Ngcobo and no own goals,No match officials help, The Chimps will lose.

I cant wait for SuperChamps Vs SuperChimps.

Football 101 is a course at the Super University of Bucselona Aka University of Orlando.

Mesh - K 4 L: 2011-09-09 10:28

I wonder wht will he say after 2morow night?

I see lot of tears kwa Pampers FC........................K4L

Mesh - K 4 L: 2011-09-09 10:29

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joe banana : 2011-09-09 10:29

@ pheya
boss i know the queens' language can be a problem, so i request that u read my comment again, and re-write the 1st part of urs in ur mother tongue cause ur english is a bit skewed, ur 1st sentence is just nt making any sense. Also, what do u mean 'by the look of ur defence?' shooo!

Mesh - K 4 L: 2011-09-09 10:30

As usual,their coach will be talking "NGONYAWO LONWABU"

Faka i-safety belt ku driver Kaizer Manje: 2011-09-09 10:45

Football 101 is a corpse at Orlando Mortuary.

Dooba OPC: 2011-09-09 10:46

There is one nature's rule I respect more than any rule, the rule of entropy- to contexualise this a bit, all arrogant people go to arrogant clubs. That's entropy for you!!!

shandukani : 2011-09-09 10:50

zebra force beatin opfc? it's a dream dat 'll never came true come stdy evening unless de game will b played @ zoo

Semisto : 2011-09-09 10:55

Sjombana Redcarthy,wt advice he is giving,advicing them to handle a ball with hands,Mbuyane en Ndulala r deluted by Sjombana,I hope 1 of Pierats player wil gt a red card for handling a ball with their hands twice.

Xolani Xulu : 2011-09-09 10:55

Bucs gonna win 2morow.

Van der Vaart: 2011-09-09 10:59

Xolani Xulu : 2011-09-09 10:55

in your wet dreams baba! never

robby : 2011-09-09 11:28

BREAKING NEWS:Benni is now a new coach for BUGS.LOL!

PhatKatt: 2011-09-09 11:31

In 1995 the Bucs and the Boks did the whole of SA except the Chimpanzees proud, This coming weekend the Bucs and the Boks are up to the challange the do SA proud except The Chimpanzees and Whales.
To the whole of SA lets rally behind the Boks and Bucs.
Bucs and Boks conquer, no surrender.

Gautrain Express: 2011-09-09 11:43

Every Pirates Player talks about Benni as if he is their Boss,Benni is a Madala,He cannnot win you games,He is finished

Van der Vaart: 2011-09-09 11:50

I Hate pier-AIDS: 2011-09-09 11:07

das wassup khosi lami....FOOTBALL 101 IS A COURSE @ ORLANDO PIER-AIDS TAVERN

khosi till khoza finds his lost tooth!

Jack Sparrow : 2011-09-09 12:21

To all the Champs out there....
'Black Saturday'...will go down in history as one of our most memorable derbies, as a soccer lecture will be conducted to all soccer loving people of the world. We call it black Saturday because we'll be wearing Black to show our heartfelt condolences for the victims of such a tragedy. My appeal to all the fans of that 'Yellowish, Zanu PF, scrambled eggs, Zebra's draped in chicken dust oil, Zimbabwe & Burundi refugee camp...is to recover quickly after the Rugby score drubbing. As on the 17th of September...'Red Saturday' will be witnessed by all and sundry, because most South Africans will be glued to their screens witnessing their 'Prodigal Son', Benni scoring the first hat-trick in more than a decade in a derby..(Remember Jerry Skhosana). So there you have it...'Black Saturday' (Eggs'r'Chips burial) will be followed by 'Red Saturday'...(after tears) where '***y football' will be on display.
Lastly...after 'Red Saturday' I appeal to Shabba, Parker, Majoro and Dladla to minimise their 'groupie' antics, like going up to Benni for an autograph,jersey swopping, kisses..all that gay stuff associated with 'Gays'R'Cheap'.
'The Dream Team'...sails on!!

MULEYA IMLAN DERRICK : 2011-09-09 12:23

I THINK BEENI HIS A MAN THAT MY TEAM WAS LOOKING FOR . JUJU MY BROTHER SHOW THEM ON SATURDAY THAT WHY PIRATES DESERVE TO PLAY IN THE FINAL . ONCE A BUCCANEER ALWAYS A SEA ROBBERS . FROM MULEYA IMLAN DERRICK IN MUSINA

Kgadima: 2011-09-09 12:38

Wow,now this Benni is a motivator?Yesterday he was the best striker in the world! What's next? Is he gonna be the next goalkeepeer,or the team mascot,or the team inyanga?

Njabzah Zuma (4-OPFC): 2011-09-09 12:43

ONCE AND ALWAYS! That's all I can say.

Kusasa is the end of the world for VV & Chimps.

KING?: 2011-09-09 12:44

Pirates and the Springbok have one thing in common.

They both have a SUPERBRAND status, Do you Chiefs zebras know what this means.

Njabzah Zuma (4-OPFC): 2011-09-09 12:45

Kaizer Chiefs players and fans have been winning this cup on the media.

We are going for it live 20H00 tomorrow not kickoff.com.

Dr Skhova : 2011-09-09 13:41

Ae fatsak wena Maboyane fat benni this fat benni that, Zebra's gonna destroy u 2morrow. Sky was the limit!

ramas100: 2011-09-09 13:54

come on juju we don't owe anybody anything infact those who claim tremendous success was a stroke of luck of last season there are the ones who has to prove that..so chips has been given an opportunity so lets the game began...and see who is fluke..

xakekile.com: 2011-09-09 14:50

Hola MABACCANIA HOLA! UP THE BUCS..........

ashies007: 2011-09-09 21:22

why you hating on benni. The man is scoring goals yes he might wanna loose a few killos but at the end of the day His work as a striker is to score goals. He has been in the uefa final and won it, his fellow players is taking advice from him so stop the hating my friend and njoy the man for what he is.

ashies007: 2011-09-09 21:22

why you hating on benni. The man is scoring goals yes he might wanna loose a few killos but at the end of the day His work as a striker is to score goals. He has been in the uefa final and won it, his fellow players is taking advice from him so stop the hating my friend and njoy the man for what he is.

Tozivepi: 2011-09-10 11:39

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