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The Buccaneers coach has reacted after his successful qualification to the continental position
Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer has expressed his joy after leading the Soweto giants to a place in the Caf Confederation Cup, saying he is happy they finished third.
The Buccaneers completed their 2019/20 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season with a 1-0 win over Stellenbosch on Saturday afternoon at Ellis Park Stadium.
A lone blow for the former African champions means they managed to join new champions Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs who finished in continental competitions for the next period.
“Congratulations to the team, we now have 17 games and 35 points, that’s more than two points per game, it’s an excellent result,” Zinnbauer said.
“Yes, now I’m happy for the club that we stayed in third place, now we can go to Africa, which was a goal that we didn’t have before. [the game] but we have it now.
“Now the focus for me is on next season, we go back to the performance we saw before and not the one we have now.” [during the bubble]. “
Before the clash with Stellies, the Pirates secured a win over SuperSport United and Maritzburg United, and securing a third place will be appreciated by the Ghost family.
Despite having finished the campaign empty-handed, the 2018/19 PSL runner-up managed to secure 52 points from 30 league games.
With the German coach, the Pirates are poised to fight for the lucrative title next season as they have managed to finish better than Bidvest Wits and Matsatsantsa.
Since replacing Rhulani Mokwena in December, Zinnbauer has managed to bring the boat to calmer waters and ultimately feels his 35-point tally from 17 games under his supervision is a worthy achievement.
Despite having had a number of changes in his technical team where coach Milutin Sredojevic left the club in August, the Pirates entered Mokwena, but the astute tactician left the club after Zinnbauer’s appointment and joined Chippa United.
In addition, the Soweto-born manager left the Chilli Boys to rejoin Pitso Mosimane in Chloorkop and they have managed to retain their league title to become the first club to have 10 titles.
