Former Orlando Pirates winger Bennet Chenene is not troubled by the fact that the Buccaneers will come up against their recently departed star Thembinkosi Lorch on Saturday.
Lorch is expected to play against the Sea Robbers for the first time since he left them for Mamelodi Sundowns on the final day of the January transfer transfer window.
The much-anticipated encounter takes place at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Tshwane.
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Chenene says at the moment Lorch is the least of his worries as he feels he is no longer the same player that made opponents shake in their boots everytime they came up against him.
"No I don't rate Lorch that much, his performance has dropped," Chenene tells KickOff.
"I don't think he will even start the match on Saturday. I used to rate him highly Lorch but lately his performance has not been the same, it might be due to some personal problems in his life.
"To be honest his heart was no longer at Pirates, due to different things that were going on in his personal life.
"Let's hope he will bounce back, though chances of doing at Sundowns will be very slim. Most players who go there they vanish.
"The competition is too much over there at Sundowns, everyone in that team knows football, so as a player you could be easily destroyed if you watch your teammates from the stands while they are sweating it out on the pitch.
"Look at how Lyle Lakay is struggling at the moment, he is not at SuperSport United.
"I think Sundowns players will be tired, they need to rest.
"That alone gives Pirates an advantage going into this one. We don't know whether Sundowns they will rest their Bafana Bafana players or not.
"If Sundowns change their normal line-up then Pirates will struggle, but if not then Pirates will cruise to victory.
"Pirates's only disadvantage is that they always lose against Sundowns, so they want to turn the tables this time around. They will be more serious than the Sundowns side which will be too relaxed."
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