Abdeslam Ouaddou coach of Orlando Pirates shares a joke with Tshegofatso Mabasa during training at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu /BackpagePix Ouaddou, however, insists that Mabasa’s absence is purely down to squad competition. “But now I have a lot of strikers.
I have a lot of players, and tactically, sometimes, regarding the defence I’m going to play, the team I’m going to play, I’m playing high, sometimes mid-block. Sometimes, tactically, the profile of the defence we are going to play influences the choice of striker. My game model is very demanding.
“There are a lot of runs, pressing, and a lot of demand in terms of fitness. With my staff, we are choosing players regarding the opponents we are going to play. “It’s an area that he knows he needs to do more.
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When you have players who are able to do that, we make the choice to select those kinds of players. We expect a bit more from him in terms of pressing,” concluded Ouaddou.
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