Orlando Pirates legend Eugene Zwane has pinpointed the key lesson for the Buccaneers in the CAF Champions League.
The Buccaneers came close to realising their dream of adding the second star on their shirt having last won the Champions League back in 1995.
In the semi-final, they fell to Pyramids with a 3-2 aggregate score. Pyramids, the eventual Egyptian champions, went on to defeat Mamelodi Sundowns in the final.
Zwane says Pirates now understand they shouldn't prioritize attractive football, but instead focus on defending intensely whenever they're in the lead.
‘YOU DON’T NEED TO PLAY PRETTY’
“It was so close hey, so near yet to so far. I mean Pirates should have wrapped it up against Pyramids. You need to be tactically disciplined, if you're going to score two goals away in Egypt,” Zwane reflected, speaking exclusively to KickOff.com.
“You don't need to care about playing pretty football after that, you defend with your life, you secure your lead, you win the game, you're in the final, it goes into the history books. That's what everybody will remember.
“I think tactically, there were some flaws in that game, where they twice took the lead and twice gave up the lead. But they kept of pressing, playing good football and on that day, that's not the approach they should have taken.”
