Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says his charges were "predictable" in the attack against Chippa United.
The Buccaneers registered their first draw of the DStv Premiership campaign after 1-1 stalemate at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
Pirates were leading until Goodman Mosele equalised for Chippa in the 64th minute, but the Spanish coach admits his side weren't at the best on the day.
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"Very tough game, we were a bit predictable in the beginning in our attack, same story as usual, one team defending in low block, two lines that offered no spaces, you need to be precise. We did the most difficult thing, which is to get the advantage but in the second half we were not comfortable in the field," Riveiro told SuperSport after the game.
"They were chasing one goal, playing in the limit of the rules, sometimes over the limit, we were exposed many times to transitions and difficult situations to defend.
"I think we managed to organize the team better in the last part of the game and we had two, three clear chances to take the lead again. But we were not at our best today, we have to take a point and move to the next one."
The Buccaneers tactician also opened up about his changes in the second half, which included bringing on Innocent Maela and Thabiso Monyane while they were pushing for a winner.
"In the first half we had Sibisi with one yellow card, they had two players hanging on upfront in the transitions, one in the left hand side, on our right, [Nkosinathi] Sibisi with a yellow, he was very exposed in the transitions as well," he added
"We wanted to avoid finishing the game with ten players, Thabiso played in the right side, Fortune [Makaringe] more quality, more control in the midfield with Makhaula. Like I said, we were exposed, they were playing with a lot of players upfront, if you don't collect the second ball you will always suffer and that's what we tried to avoid," he said.
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