Mbuyane: We Are Professionals
20 February 2012
Orlando Pirates lost 3-1 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League preliminary round at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday against Angolan side CRD Libolo.
Though it was their home game, the team decided against playing at their usual, more familiar home ground of Orlando Stadium, instead opting to move the game to Port Elizabth.
Winger Thulasizwe Mbuyane believes they are more used to playing at Orlando Stadium, where they have more supporters compared to the Nelson Mandela Bay arena, but added that the venue did not cause the result.
“Playing at Orlando Stadium we are used to it and we have more supporters rallying behind the team. I am not saying Port Elizabeth don’t have supporters they have and we cannot take that away from them but you know when you play your home games at Orlando Stadium you feel that you are at home. Even the ground is different.
"But in the same vein, we are professional and we should be used to playing anywhere at any time. In the league we play away in Cape Town and Durban and we do well. I think even against the Angolan side, if we had taken our chances it could have been a different story. We missed a lot of scoring opportunities which could have changed the game. We just have to go and fight in the away game and do what they did at our home and see what happens after that,” Mbuyane concluded.
comments
bring pirates to orlando. In PE its lyk playing in a neutral venue
Submitted by: Somandla
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 16:47:05
Libolo is playing in Angola so wena u tell yo fans dat it was a neutral venue. 5 zero is waiting in Angola proffessor
Submitted by: Methayini
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 12:09:04
Professionals tht were given a 3-1 smack, u reli are proffesionals indeed.. Kabo Yellow til Pierats beat tht other team frm Angola!
Submitted by: cino_m
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 10:27:07
As long as the coach is tellephone pole leal,no fighting spirit will be there my man.Krol had an orgernised team,and had the fighting spirit too.Leal make players relax,and play when they want to.That is not the way to go.Up the Bucs.
Submitted by: Yingwane
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 09:06:06
bucs till chimps win champion lig,n dat wll neva happen,nt in dis life time.
Submitted by: Owen_Mapaila
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 07:16:23
proffesionals wüdnt complain abwt de difarent location in deyr own home u MORON! I dnt rimemba RATS doing gr8 wit international teams,even on Vodacom cup dey jst embaras demselves.
Submitted by: Mandla_Lubambo
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 07:06:04
If you were professionals you would have taken that game serious, nothing professional. It's a shame to lose like this at PE which is even our home ground
Submitted by: shaunmn
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 06:59:22
Sorry boy,pirates will make it there,u have ur full support,baruti setlhafuno
Submitted by: Setlhafuno
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 05:38:44
People are crayz here even Bucs fan nxa why? Yes OPFC lost so what? Its first people 2 c OPFC luzing a game? Haai come on man let us support d team not dis nonsense eniyenza la pls MaBHAKABHAka once nd alwayz
Submitted by: BucsManshandu
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 03:36:30
There is absolutely no excuses my team ddnt come 2 da party da strikers, middlefielders,defenders and goalkeeper failed dismally on da day.
Submitted by: Cli4ord
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 00:39:01