Chippa United head coach Morgan Mammila says they are ready to go "pound for pound" with Mamelodi Sundowns after their draw against Orlando Pirates.
Chippa came from a goal down to force a 1-1 draw against Pirates after Goodman Mosele netted the equaliser against his parent club in the second stanza after Goodman Mosele opened the scoring for the Buccaneers in the first stanza.
Mammila suggested that he's proud of his players, who gave the Buccaneers a scare with three key strikers out injured and reiterated that they will go pound for pound against anyone.
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"Ja but let's be honest I'm not undermining anyone we should have scored three clear goals, we gave them a soft goal, of course they gave us a soft goal also but come on, Mulenga, cut-back, it's a goal," Mammila told SuperSport TV.
"I think it's three games in a row where we did not capitalize on clear chances, we make it difficult for all teams to play against us. We're a difficult team to beat, we're clear, we're not here to play games.
"We're here to play against anyone pound for pound, my boys are ready and you can see mentally fit, physically fit, it's just a matter of time where we'll get one or two goals where we'll have a clean-sheet. Credit to my boys. I think they stuck to the plan, we'll build from this performance for the next game," he said.
Mammila went on and touched on Mosele scoring against his parent club, as he explained that the Pirates loanee knew he had to venture forward as much as possible, as they are short of strikers upfront.
"Yes, the thing is he's always lingering around the box, he knows where we're struggling because we don't have strikers at all. My three strikers are out through injuries," he said.
"But that's why I'm trying (Augustine) Mulenga, I'm trying Ronaldo (Maarman), you know it's just shift work until one or two strikers come back but give credit to the players, they stuck to the game plan and they were hungry.
"And one thing for sure, don't undermine Chippa United. The fixtures have told us that we're a grade A team this season and we'll stay there," he said.
Chippa will be up against Sundowns in their upcoming fixture and the administrator-turned coach said that they will still go pound for pound against the reigning champions and will not park the bus.
"Let them come, we're waiting for them. The fixtures said we had to play three top teams in a matter of five games. They're next, they are gonna get the same thing, no parking of the bus, pound for pound. I don't care who you are, we're equal here," he added.
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