All football supporters across the globe wants to see their clubs express their intentions of being competitive during transfer window periods and Orlando Pirates Football Club supporters are not an exception and will be very pleased to see the arrival of Domineering midfield Sentinel Mthetheleli Mthiyane from Stellenbosch FC and the multifaceted and deadly offensive weapon in Ghampani Lungu who has really come full circle after arriving in the country few years ago at Supersport United.

As I have always done, will continue to be brutally honest with you and tell you that I haven’t really watched Sbangani Zulu play but it’s reported that is a very good centreback who made a very good impression for himself with the Natal Rich Boyz. Bohlale Ngwato is also another one that I haven’t really watched him play especially since I watched less of football towards the end of last year so but from what I have heard, he’s a very interesting prospect for the future as an offensive player. I strongly believe that my dear friend and Brother from Tactics MADE Simple will give you more details about all the players especially Ngwato and Zulu.

While it’s important to appreciate the efforts of the club in recruiting new players to strengthen the team for next season, the reality that must quickly be accepted is that some of the players including our favorite ones, could make way so that the squad doesn’t get bloated. So far, it has been reported that Thabiso Lebitso has joined Stellies and few more can be expected to leave with two or three players still expected to arrive.

PIRATES NEED TOP SIGNINGS TO BE COMPETITIVE AGAIN

The signings of Oswin Appolis, Tshepang Moremi and Lebone Seema amongst others, have shown what can happen when right players are brought in and played in the right system that magnifies their strengths. After winning the first treble under Ruud Krol, Bucs brought in Benni McCarthy a world class attacker who came and helped the team to win another treble the following season and it’s something that should happen again by adding top quality to sustain dominance and success. It remains a wishful thinking to try and dry today’s laundry with Yesterday’sun and that’s why it’s important to ensure that complacency of winning the league doesn’t stop the club to add more quality.

The team is bad on converting set pieces and a game against Durban City reminded the management of what they need to do. Defensively, it looks as if we have it all covered but Caf champions league has its own way of exposing any vulnerability with brutality of the highest order as we witnessed in during the last season of Jose Riveiro. Set pieces plays an important role in the Caf champions league defensive and offensively because games can be very tight and left to be decided on set pieces and normally, it’s those who are able to defend them well and convert them at the other end of the pitch that wins.

You don’t need the tallest of players to win aerial duels to score set pieces and the perfect example it’s Terrence Dzvukamanja who was not the tallest of players but was so intelligent and instinctive even in a crowded box to create a yard of space for himself and score. Defensively, players must have fire and desire to win aerial balls and clear with height and distance and unfortunately, this will only be tested during the Caf champions league and must be prepared for.