Orlando Pirates legend Benedict “Tso” Vilakazi says Bucs coach Abdeslam Ouaddou must come up with solutions in order to keep his strikers firing.
Both Evidence Makgopa and Yanela Mbuthuma have struggled for goals this season and has affected their title advantage. Before their league clash with Mamelodi Sundowns, the Buccaneers were six points clear of the Brazilians but now find themselves two points ahead althougn their rivals have a game in hand.
Tso had called on Ouaddou to back his team to find goals.
“I would say that coaches should always find solutions,” said former Pirates midfielder Benedict Vilakazi as per FARPost.
“What coach Ouaddou did was find a solution. We always keep our focus on strikers to score goals.
“Eventually, what happens is a lot of teams shut strikers out from getting those opportunities. Now you have to find solutions as a coach,” he added.
Ouaddou has already won two trophies with Pirates
Vilakazi felt the other Pirates attacking players needed to take responsibility to score and create chances.
The Bucs legend was also full of praise for Tshegofatso Mabasa who left Pirates for Stellenbosch FC on loan.
“I am really happy to see Tshegofatso scoring at Stellenbosch FC. He is a player that I really, really like,” said Vilakazi.
“He is a true goalscorer, and he always works hard. I like him a lot. He knows that I support him. Even when he was still with Pirates, I was always encouraging him.
“Always giving him that confidence that he can do it. What I have always told him is to go out there and give his best, whether he gets five or 10 minutes on the pitch.
On why Mabasa has struggled to impress Bafana coach Hugo Broos and even Ouaddou, the Pirates legend failed to explain.
“I really don’t know. To be honest, I have no idea whether the coaches are unhappy with that or not. Only they can tell.”