Orlando Pirates interim coach Mandla Ncikazi has reacted to their 1-1 draw against TS Galaxy in the Betway Premiership.
It was the Buccaneers’ first match without Jose Riveiro who left the club in the midweek with reports suggesting he’ll join Al Ahly.
Ncikazi expressed disappointment at conceding an equaliser when they thought they had secured the victory over TS Galaxy.
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“It’s disappointing at the end that we had to play a draw, last minute goal. But I’m thinking we paid the school fees of the continuity, giving the youngsters the opportunity. It’s not their fault, I thought we were in control, I thought we had enough chances to win the match,” Ncikazi told SuperSport TV.
“It is what it is, but I think there are so many lessons learned by way our golden opportunity today. It’s a loss in terms of the points, but I don’t think the experience the youngsters exposed too was a loss to them. It’s just a bitter pill to swallow because you thought it’s that minute of the game, but it is what it is.”
Despite not getting a victory, Ncikazi believes that it was a good experience for some of the youngsters who got to feature on the day.
’THE YOUNG PLAYERS HAVE LEARNT’
“I thought it’s the plan of the opponents when you have ball-players like you have in our team you can see that the target was Mofokeng that’s the one, but the bad part for me where opponents are not playing the game but they go for robust tactics to try and deal with such a good player Mofokeng,” he added.
“But it’s ok we move forward, we have learnt, the young players have learnt. I hope it continues and then we grow our team. I think we’re the youngest team currently in the PSL so we go on again.”
