DStv Premier Match Preview: Royal AM Targets Orlando Pirates Scalp

• The tough tests continue to pour in for Royal AM, with Orlando Pirates travelling to the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday evening
• Royal AM had a bright start to the season recording back-to-back victories against Kaizer Chiefs and Chippa United in their first two encounters
• On the other hand, the Soweto giants had a mixed bag of results in their opening three games of the league season

With their confidence on the rise, Royal AM then faced Stellenbosch FC in their most recent match, which proved to be a stern test for Dan Malesela’s charges as they suffered a 3-1 defeat at the Danie Craven Stadium.

Speaking about the tie, Malesela said that his side’s defence was exposed and that the loss came as an early wake-up call, adding:

“We exposed ourselves at the back, maybe we made changes where we shouldn’t have. Maybe we could have stayed with the same team but you are trying to save other players and you are trying to see whether you can get forward and bring in some fresh people to have continuity, but it obviously backfired."

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On the other hand, the Soweto giants had a mixed bag of results in their opening three games of the league season. We just have to look at the personnel to figure out if we are using the right people or not.

"It’s for us to solve, It's not for us to blame anybody and direct blame at something else, we need to fix this thing and fix it very quickly. Sometimes you get a wake-up call early in the season and if it does happen this early, it's good for us.”

On the other hand, the Soweto giants had a mixed bag of results in their opening three games of the league season. In getting off to a good start, Pirates played fluid attacking football in their 1-0 win over Swallows FC earlier this month.

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Jose Riveiro’s side then suffered their first loss of the campaign following a 1-0 home defeat against Chippa United, much to the delight of the Chilli Boys coach Daine Klate, who celebrated passionately on the touchline.

Reflecting on their loss, Riveiro mentioned that the Sea Robbers need to do better in front of goal and cited the need to remain confident in seeing matches off.

Riveiro said:

"Just improve the finishing, maybe we need to grow a bit more confidence in the last minutes, that's the key. We can face the game creating clear chances and when we do that we're always going to be close to winning.

"We have to improve what we're doing and improve in the last minutes, like I said. Maybe it's a question of confidence but it will come."