SOCCER
Arrows coach Clinton Larsen throws out the rule book head of Pirates clash
Clinton Larsen wants Lamont-ville Golden Arrows to upset the form book and score early against a schizophrenic but on-form Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) clash on Wednesday. Arrows coach Larsen said his team would have to focus for 90 minutes at Orlando Stadium and, importantly, stop Bucs from getting on top early. Pirates might be top of the PSL‚ but the scary part about the Buccaneers is that they are also clearly still a work in progress‚ as evidenced by their past two games. Bucs had 2-0 leads by the break against Cape Town City at home and Baroka away‚ and endured nervous second halves against both. Pirates allowed City to come back for a 2-2 draw and held on for a 2-1 win against Baroka. "We’ve got to just focus for 90 minutes against a team like that‚" Larsen said on Tuesday.
"A very dangerous team‚ I think, with some in-form players if you look at the likes of Xola Mlambo‚ Vincent Pule‚ Thembinkosi Lorch and Augustine Mulenga. They start the game ve...
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