{"id":1867,"date":"2026-07-26T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalmzansi.com\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T08:01:26","slug":"ouaddous-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalmzansi.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/ouaddous-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouaddou\u2019s concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abdeslam Ouaddou believes that Pirates will need to make crucial adjustments to their game after ending their pre-season tour of Spain in defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou expressed that his side have suffered defensively during pre-season after noting a 1-0 loss to NOEM in a pre-season friendly at the Estepona Football Center on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Pirates conceded a free-kick shortly after the half-hour mark, which was dispatched by ex-West Ham star Sa\u00efd Benrahma as the Saudi side saw out the game unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on Pirates\u2019 tour of Spain, Ouaddou mentioned that while the team\u2019s fitness objectives have been reached, the 47-year-old has raised concerns over their defensive solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think in general we got the objective that we came here for,\u201d Ouaddou told the Pirates media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/sport\/soccer\/local-soccer\/pirates-coach-ouaddou-sees-positives-in-neom-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\">as per the Citizen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe came here to create a cohesion with the players and to integrate the new players and at the same time to work and prepare for the first match of the PSL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can say that we achieved most of the targets and we go back with some positives, but on the other hand I must say there\u2019s an area of concern that I\u2019m not so happy about. 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