Tembo: ‘Score first and manage the game’ plan against Pirates

Richards Bay coach Kaitano Tembo has revealed his plan to beat Orlando Pirates on Saturday.

Just like Cape Town Spurs, Tembo hopes to score an early goal and manage the game.

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The Buccaneers are winless in three games and lie 13th in the DStv Premiership table having only won two matches this season.

The Natal Rich Boys host the Sea Robbers at the DHL Stadium in the Carling Knockout quarter-final hoping to upset the Sea Robbers.

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 “When you play such games, if you take your chances, if you have an opportunity to win the game, then you can beat anybody, you can be able to manage the game,” Tembo told iDiski Times.

“Scoring is the most important thing. When you score goals, you can be able to manage the game, you can be able to protect [the goals scored] knowing that you have something in there, but when you are always chasing the game, then that becomes a problem.

“So playing against Pirates, I think we need to try and score first and be able to manage the game. Even if they score first, it’s a cup game,” said Tembo.

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Orlando Pirates will be without defenders Paseka Mako and Innocent Maela as they continue to recover from their respective injuries along with goalkeeper Sipho Chaine.

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The match kicks-off 15:00 on Saturday and will be live on Sabc 1 and SuperSport channel 202.

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