The legendary Orlando Pirates defender Gavin Lane is not convinced by the body language and levels he has observed from the men in black.
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Speaking after Bucs’ third consecutive loss against Cape Town City last weekend, Lane was left feeling that the players looked like they were not really interested.
“I just think players must look at themselves as individuals and ask themselves what is going on. Why are we not performing the way we are supposed to perform?” asked Lane asked via Sowetan Live.
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“I think each individual player must look at themselves and say ‘we are playing for the supporters, the badge and a huge club’. They have to take their own leadership and it’s up to them to pick up the pieces. I mean, it’s terrible.
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“It is not good news for any team, especially a big club like Pirates to lose three in a row. It is a difficult one and everyone will say let the coach go, but who are you going to bring in?
“It is always difficult to change the coaches all the time. It is easy if you are watching from the outside and say ‘let’s get rid of the coach because he is bad news’. But is it him or his tactics wrong? Or is it the players not performing up to the standard?
“If you look at the Sundowns team, the whole bench and everyone looks happy and comfortable in their positions and every player wants to play for the team. But with Pirates players, they look like they are not interested,” the 1995 CAF champion concluded.
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