Pirates legend tips Sundowns to win league title

While he has already marked down Masandawana to win the league, he urges the Buccaneers to put up a stronger fight this season and expects many goals now that they’ve brought in Stephane Adam to mentor the strikers.

“Let’s hope what they’re trying to achieve works for them. Yes, they have signed players and we know they are going to play in Africa. We know Pirates like to compete in Africa – they are not going there just to make up the numbers,” he told Phakaaathi.

“They have gone a couple of seasons without a trophy and I think Pirates fans were patient last season and now it is up to the players to go one step further,” Fish added.

In his heyday, Fish’s primary job was to stop strikers from scoring goals – a job he did with aplomb – but he is now worried about the perennial outcry for goals – or the lack thereof. However, he pats the Sea Robbers on the back for hiring a specialist striking coach.

“It looks like Pirates are doing the right thing by hiring a strikers’ coach and I think that should be done by all the clubs. At the end of the day we can improve the strikers but we can’t teach anyone how to score goals, it is a natural talent.”

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