The Buccaneers stand just one win away from ending a 14‑year wait for top‑flight glory, having been frustrated by a goalless stalemate with Durban City in their last Premiership outing — a victory there would have sealed the crown.
But they currently sit behind perennial league winners Mamelodi Sundowns and need to get the job done with all three points at the Mbombela Stadium on the final day of the season.
“You must verify, but I think we have the third youngest team in the PSL,” Ouaddou said in the Star.
“So you have an advantage of having a young team – there’s freshness and a lot of qualities. But sometimes there’s a disadvantage when dealing with these kinds of games of pressure.
“When you have a young team, you need to keep working. So, I hope that we will respond against Orbit College.”
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Pirates were wasteful in their clash with Durban City, especially from set-pieces.
Looking ahead to the weekend’s clash, the head coach added: “If you can check the data now, Pirates is one of the best teams in either defending set-pieces or attacking set-pieces,” Ouaddou said. “It means that we’ve worked hard as the technical team in that area.
“But still, there’s a large area to improve. When you have that many set-pieces and don’t manage to score at least one goal, it means that we still have a lot of work to be done.
“People think that it’s the height of the players that contribute to converting set-pieces, but I think it’s the timing, judging the flight of the ball, and aggressiveness to convert. There are many factors contributing in this area.”