Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer praised the courage of his men as they came out of the MTN8 title win to defeat Chippa in Dstv Premiership.

The Bucs won the 2020 MTN8 by beating Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 last Saturday in final.

Though they had a few time to prepare their Dstv Premiership clash against Chippa United, they managed to secure a short win, an attitude that rejoice their coach Zinnbauer.

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“It’s important we have three points,” the Pirates tactician told SuperSport TV, per Kickoff.

“That was the target. We knew it was going to be a tough game. We came from the cup final. You saw today the players were tired and we didn’t have enough chances and then the opponent got a red card.

“It was clear they were going to use a deep block after the sending-off and it’s not easy to find a solution. We then had opportunities to score but it’s always so, if you don’t score, and we needed a goal.

“We then had a good moment, a good combination for the goal we scored but at the end of the day we have three points. It was not a top performance.

“We understand the psychology and things coming from the last game. We won the cup and it’s not easy to come back as a player. As a player I know it but as a coach you can’t understand why it’s so hard for us today.”