Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou admitted his side did not produce their best performance but was pleased to leave with a convincing result after overcoming a physical Kruger United outfit.

The Buccaneers secured their third successive victory in the Betway Premiership following their 4-0 win over Kruger United.

The win sees Pirates remain in first place on the league standings with 13 points from their first five matches.

Ouaddou praising their opponents’ aggression while acknowledging areas his team must improve despite the positive outcome.

“You know, sometimes we didn’t play like we want but at least we come with the result we want. I think the first half the boys didn’t start the game exactly like we wanted. I think we were dominated in the physical area, we didn’t manage to get any answer in that area they were more aggressive than us,” Ouaddou said.

“They came to press us, we knew that they were coming to press, I said to the guys maybe the first 15 minutes to escape this pressure, it can be interesting to look for the second zone behind the back-four because they’re leaving space, things that we never did in the first half to be honest.

“We came back slightly better, slightly better, but we didn’t manage to really impose the game we want credit has to be given to Kruger Football Club, so for us the most important let’s say it’s these three points, we came here knowing it won’t easy.

“I don’t think many teams are going to be able to score four goals here because they were very aggressive so let’s be happy, let’s correct, let’s correct the things we have to collect, but it’s not easy because when you give time to everybody you try to rotate as well so let’s be happy,” he concluded.