ORBIT College assistant coach Kabelo Machete has made it clear that his team holds the key in Orlando Pirates winning or losing the league this weekend.
ORBIT hosts the Buccaneers at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
A win for Pirates will see them crowned champions for the first time in 14 years but a draw or defeat will see them lose the title to Mamelodi Sundowns.
The North-West side on the otherhand need just a draw to secure PSL status.
Speaking to the media ahead of the anticipated clash, Machete warned Pirates.
“I think the premier first alluded, to say the stadium we’re going to is got a banana peel, the tears are gonna be flowing there, but we don’t know tears are gonna be from where,” Machete said as per Idiski Times.
“The mood is a very good mood for us as a team to be up against big teams we are playing tomorrow; to be the deciding. We hold the key whether [the league] it’s going to Mamelodi or whether it’s going to Orlando.”
Machete said that ORBIT holds the keys against a desperate Pirates team searching for their elusive fifth PSL tile.
“The boys know that we are holding the keys, so if you want the keys, you know where to go – to the students, so, but we’re ready for tomorrow.
“For us, it’s games like these that you don’t need to motivate the players. Where else are you gonna play in a packed stadium? Where else are you gonna play in a sold-out stadium?
Can Orbits upset Pirates?
“It’s a story of David and Goliath in the Bible. We all know the story of David and Goliath. We brought the stone [like how David used it in his sling shot], everyone can see the stone, so which means we’re David in this, so we don’t need five stones, we only need one.
“So, mentally, this is the stone that we prepared [his players] with.
“Our opposition will be praying in the other dressing room, we will be praying.
The ORBIT coach is not concerned about Pirates putting pressure on them as he believes the best team will come out top after the match.
“So, we will see if God is from Orlando or he’s from North West. It’s gonna be very difficult for all of us.
“It’s pressure game. We accept the pressure and we’ll flourish under pressure.”
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