Pirates won’t concede six goals under Kjell – Phungwayo
Orlando Pirates defender Patrick Phungwayo says his side will not concede six goals under the mentorship of coach Kjell Jonevret.
Patrick Phungwayo of Orlando Pirates. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)
Pirates lost 6-1 to SuperSport United in November last year, leading to the resignation of Muhsin Ertugral before Mamelodi Sundowns humiliated the Soweto giants, by walloping them 6-0 in February.
“Now‚ if you look at our system and the way we play‚ it’s more about stability and being a unit‚” Phungwayo‚ who has generally been Jonevret’s preferred choice at left-back‚ said.
“And I think that’s what the coach wants to implement.
“It’s like‚ ‘Guys‚ once you are a unit no team can score‚ or it’s not going to be easy for them,” added Phungwayo.
“When we lost six‚ I don’t think we were that compact as a team.
“When we lost against SuperSport, you could say it was a very different method that we used.
“But now I feel like we are fine with what the coach is implementing.
“And we’re trying to implement it now so that next season it’s going to be easy when we start playing.
“So‚ ja‚ we’re having fun.
“We’ve seen the hard side‚ of course‚ of the coach.
“Like anybody who comes with being fun‚ he wants you to appreciate it being fun.
“And I think we owe it to him‚ too‚ to deliver.
“The coach is not a person who is going to want to put us under pressure.
“But of course‚ as players we know what it means to play for Orlando Pirates‚ so we want to win games.”
