Orlando Pirates player Ayanda Gcaba said on Monday his team-mates were relieved now that they could finally concentrate on improving their unconvincing Absa Premiership form, after losing the CAF Confederation Cup final. The Buccaneers' 1-0 loss in the second leg at Stade Olympique de Sousse meant defeat by a 2-1 aggregate.Pirates are 11th on the Premiership table, although they have two games in hand over most of the teams above them."It is a relief. Because it's been nine months on the road, away from our families, and really tough trips."It has taken a toll on the guys," the Bucs centre-back said."Now we have to use the break wisely because there is a tough one against Mamelodi Sundowns afterwards [at Loftus on December 20]."The PSL is on a break while the SA Under-23s compete in the CAF Under-23 championship.The defeat was Bucs' second in a continental final in three years. They lost to al-Ahly in the Champions League in 2013. Gcaba said the disappointment of such a narrow defeat is balanced, to some extent, by the pride of the performance against some of Africa's best teams and in the final.One of Pirates' toughest victories was against AC Leopards in Congo. Bucs won 1-0 after a gruelling six-hour bus trip that included a stretch in dangerous mist on a road with sheer drops.Gcaba said he was not sure supporters fully comprehended the physical and mental toll continental success can have on a team."They don't realise how tiring it is. You get to an airport, spend six hours there, then connect to a new place. You get there, rest for an hour or two then go to training, go to a game and play. It's the same procedure coming back home."Pirates are due to leave for South Africa on Tuesday and arrive home on Wednesday morning...