READ: Tinkler - It's tough out there
Pirates will battle Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel for honours across two legs next month, having advanced in the tournament by dispatching the likes of CS Sfaxien, AC Leopards and Al-Ahly.
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“I think the brand of football has been very good. I don't think people will complain because the games have been entertaining if anything," Tinkler says.
“Good for the fans when we lost 4-1 [against Zamalek in Group B action], not good for us. Good for the fans when Zamalek lost 5-1 and if you look at our results against Al-Ahly and it is 4-3, it is an entertaining game," he says, referring to the semi-final win last weekend.
“And that's good for football when we see goals. If it is a good advert for football in general, I think it is particularly for CAF competition because as South Africans we need to take these competitions a lot more seriously. I don't think we do and how do we do that? By producing entertaining football. I think that's how we do it and that will draw the crowds to be more interested in these competitions."
He adds: "It's been a long journey, in 10 months we have played a lot of games. We've seen a number of players, talented youngsters out there in Africa."
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