The Esperance Sportive de Tunis head coach claims that he is confident his side can score three goals in the next leg of their CAF Champions League quarter-final against Mamelodi Sundowns in order to progress.
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On Tuesday evening, for the first time since 2000, Esperance suffered defeat at the hands of Ka Bo Yellow, as Peter Shalulile's 54th-minute strike condemned the North African outfit to a 1-0 defeat.
The reigning Betway Premiership champions will be hoping they can replicate their form and result when they travel for the second leg next week. However, Esperance boss Maher Kanzari believes that it will be a much different encounter when they play in Rades.
"What I can tell you is that it will be a big game in Tunisia," Kanzari told members of the media in his post-match press conference.
"If they score one, then we can score three, and then we can go through. So, we'll be playing attacking football. I am confident that we will be playing more attacking football in Tunisia."
During the encounter at Loftus Versfeld, Sundowns had 80 percent of the possession, and when Kanzari was quizzed on what he made of not having much of the ball, the 52-year-old tactician defended his pragmatism and insisted they would implement a different approach for the second leg.
"So yes, they had the ball most of the time, but they did not have many clear-cut chances, aside from the mistake that led to the goal," he added.
"I don't think possession makes the game, but in Tunisia, we will play a different game."
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"Yes, we know that in the last five or 10 years, Sundowns have been a very technical team, but like I said before, possession is not really a key factor to get a result. Yes, they can have the ball, but trust me, at home, we won't play the same game. We will go and try to win the game and get into the semi-final."
