Casric Stars coach Bucs Mthombeni wary of Orlando Pirates as he describes them as a difficult team a home ahead of their Nedbank Cup match tonight

Bucs Mthombeni describes playing Orlando Pirates away as a ‘very difficult’ task for any PSL team.

Mthombeni’s Casric Stars face the Sea Robbers this evening in a Nedbank Cup last-16 encounter at the Orlando Amstel Arena with full knowledge of the fact that they have a huge game in their hands.

“First, it is always difficult to play against Pirates at Orlando Stadium,” admitted Casric coach and chairman Bucs Mthombeni during a pre-match press conference on Thursday.

“They don’t lose games there, and their supporters always come in numbers, but having said that, you will never know what is going to happen on the day. We are going there to stick to our game plan and have no fear, and anything can happen.

Mthombeni is wary of the fact that Pirates are a wounded tiger having lost 2-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns in midweek in a PSL game.

“After the loss to Sundowns, they are going to come at us, but we have to make sure we stick to our game plan and play our normal game,” Mthombeni emphasized as he mentioned they need not to concede early.

“The other important thing that is going to be important for us is not to concede an early goal. We also can’t go there and play an open game; we must stick to our game plan.

“We are a team that does not concede many goals, and this year we have had better results at home, and we have scored also. We played seven games recently and only conceded three goals.”

The match starts at 6pm.