Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou says he has full trust in his entire squad and ready, suggesting any player is capable of being in the starting line-up.
Pirates have 35 players in their current first team squad, which includes four goalkeepers which has naturally been a challenge for the Moroccan coach in his first season in the club and to an event, question marks over his squad selection.
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After losing the first two league games of the season, he followed up with the MTN8 title win and now seven games without defeat in the league but sandwiched by an early CAF Champions League exit.
This has come with the intergration of several of the 14 new signings and many of former head coach Jose Riveiro’s regulars taking a back seat since his arrival.
“I have faith in all my players I think you have seen how I’ve been working since the beginning of this season; I tried to rotate the players because we’re playing many competitions, so I have faith in all my players,” Ouaddou said.
“I gave a chance to some players [against Sundowns], the idea is to all the time have some freshness – because you see we playing every three days, with high intensity, very important games and at the same time as an educator, not coach, I want to protect the physical integrity of my players because I need them all season.
“You have to trust them, you have to show them you trust them – you have to give them chances, it’s what we’re doing, if you don’t trust the group, it can be difficult to manage the group and it’s this group who can make you win a competition.
“You can win a game with 11 players, but if you want to win titles, you need to trust your whole group, it’s what we’re doing with Orlando Pirates, the mentality is good, I like it and we have to continue like that.”
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