Marumo Gallants head coach Alexandre Lafitte has opened up how his side managed to beat Orlando Pirates and draw Mamelodi Sundowns in the early stages of his stint.
Lafite’s Gallants handed Pirates their second defeat of the season in the league, held Kaizer Chiefs to a draw in the league and knocked Sundowns out of the Carling Knockout Cup so far this season.
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The 28-year-old spoke to iDiski Times journalist Lethabo Kganyago in edition 227 of the newspaper where he said big teams by the nature of their statuses and resources are always a challenge and he enjoys such contests.
“Yes, that is reality,” Lafitte told iDiski Times.
“I think when you play the best team, it is very interesting and for me, it’s easy to analyse because when you play these teams, you know they have a system and organisation to attack in different positions, and defend different things, and you can adapt your game plan in relation to that.
“And me, I like this because I like the tactics and I like to improve and to challenge my players to find a solution to win against these teams.
“And the second thing, when you play these teams, the motivation increases for the players. I think my job is to help my team to perform against these teams.
“Because it is difficult when you play very strong players, very strong teams. And for that, I like to play against these teams.”
The former Stade d’Abidjan coach added that the victory over the Buccaneers was the sweetest result.
“I think the victory against Pirates was very incredible because you score in the last minute and you have played a very, very good game” added Lafitte.
“But after Sundowns’ elimination, I was happy because during the week, we had worked on the game plan.
“I spoke with players that it’s possible to go to penalties and to win against Sundowns in penalties. For that, I was very happy after the performance also.”
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