Black Leopards coach Ian Palmer says playing against double treble champions Orlando Pirates is exactly the kind of match his players thrive on.
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Lidoda Duvha host the defending PSL champions at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday, with the Limpopo side looking for a second successive victory which would hoist them to 15 points and as high as seventh place.
And while Palmer admits Leopards face a tough challenge against the Buccaneers, he remains confident his side can produce the goods.
"Pirates is never easy. They are chasing the title and we are in mid-table and this is the sort of challenges that the boys should rise up to," Palmer told Backpage TXT.
"I told the boys that if we have to be a force to be reckoned with we have to beat the likes of Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, not underestimating any smaller teams, so that we can be regarded as a threat."
Palmer was only recently appointed Sunday Chidzambwa's successor at Leopards, but the new coach feels the recent break in PSL action came at the perfect time for him.
He said: "The 10-day break between the match against Ajax and now has helped me to settle in and learn more about my team and understand my players on and off the field."
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