Now Pirates are starting to believe‚ says coach Milutin Sredojevic
Serbian and his players not openly discussing how Sundowns point deduction might help them
The thought that title rivals Mamelodi Sundowns could lose a point for fielding an ineligible player has not crossed the minds of Orlando Pirates’ players‚ Buccaneers coach Milutin Sredojevic says. Pirates pulled three points clear of second-placed Sundowns at the top of the Premiership with a convincing 2-0 win over Black Leopards at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday. “Our focus is totally on a game of football. We don’t know anything and we don’t think about this [Sundowns potentially losing a point]‚ and I have nothing really to comment on that‚” said Sredojevic after goals from Luvuyo Memela and Thembinkosi Lorch handed Bucs victory. Second-placed Sundowns‚ who have two matches in hand‚ could be docked the point they gained in their drawn league match against Bidvest Wits last October in which they fielded an ineligible player in Wayne Arendse. The Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary committee found Sundowns guilty of fielding Arendse and they will be sentenced on Friday. The ...
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