Pirates a hard nut to crack, says Eric

20 September 2016 - 10:18 By MARK GLEESON

Eric Tinkler says winning away against Orlando Pirates is always going to be difficult. But as Cape Town City head north for their Absa Premiership game against the Bucs at the Orlando Stadium, Tinkler says it is important to go for a win.It is an early reunion for the new City coach against the club he left in May after 18 months in charge, including reaching the final of the African Confederation Cup."It's always difficult against Orlando Pirates," Tinkler said."Right now, we've all seen Tendai Ndoro. He is always a threat. The goal he scored against Ajax [shows] he's the type of player that if you give a lot of space, he will hurt you."I think they have made a number of very good signings. [Abubbakar] Mobara . I like this boy [Bernard] Morrison."But I think they have certain weaknesses, especially defensively."But they are always a talented team. They are always going to be a threat especially when their tails are up."When they are winning they are an extremely dangerous team and hard to beat. So it is not going to be an easy task to go there and get a win."But we will go with a positive mindset. These are not the games you worry about because the players will be highly motivated."City have one win and one defeat from their opening two matches of the new league season. - Additional reporting TMG Digital..

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