{"id":1396,"date":"2019-01-09T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T16:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2019-01-09T16:20:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T16:20:25","slug":"pirates-coach-concerned-with-teams-defence-ahead-of-fc-platinum-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/pirates-coach-concerned-with-teams-defence-ahead-of-fc-platinum-clash","title":{"rendered":"Pirates coach concerned with team\u2019s defence ahead of FC Platinum clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Pirates head coach Milutin \u201cMicho\u201d Sredojevic believes his side need to improve in defence as the Soweto Giants start preparations for the Champions League encounter against FC Platinum on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ajdg_bnnrwidgets-19\" class=\"widget ajdg_bnnrwidgets \">\n<div class=\"apckejb-single apckejb-45\">\n<p>Pirates conceded silly goals in their 4-2 victory against Chippa United on Tuesday with Happy Jele and goalkeeper Siyabonga Mpontshane guilty of making some key errors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to look at the defensive part and look to improve that fragility in defending. We want to have an iron defence, we want to have a creative build-up,\u201d Micho said on SuperSport TV after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tournament (Champions League) is different and there are a lot of tough teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe game is on Saturday and we have only three days to correct the tricks and set ourselves ready to start the group phase on a positive note.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Group B encounter\u00a0will be played at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo. Kick-off is at 3 pm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ajdg_bnnrwidgets-20\" class=\"widget ajdg_bnnrwidgets \">\n<div class=\"apckejb-single apckejb-45\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Pirates head coach Milutin \u201cMicho\u201d Sredojevic believes his side need to improve in defence as the Soweto Giants start preparations for the Champions League encounter against FC Platinum on Saturday. 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