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De Sa: Eyeing semi-final berth

De Sa: Eyeing semi-final berth

Orlando Pirates coach Roger De Sa will be gunning for revenge when his side face Bloemfontein Celtic in the Telkom Knockout quarter-finals this weekend.

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Celtic shocked the Bucs' faithful by claiming a 1-0 win in the Premier Soccer League, and De Sa is eager to avenge that loss by claiming a semi-final place in the lucrative cup competition.

He told the PSL: "It's going to be a great atmosphere playing at the Free State Stadium. I mean it rocks to play in front of that crowd and for us we have to go there and try reverse the result we got from the league game.

"I felt that we deserved more out of that game than the 1-0 loss, but that's football.

"We don't expect anything different from them. We know the kind of football they like to play and they can be dangerous in front of their home crowd.

"We are the defending champions, so they will come out even more furious, more aggressive and try to beat us. This is a cup match and we all want to get to the final.

"We just need to improve a bit on one or two mistakes and get better. I'm sure we have enough to be in the hat on Monday (Semi Final draw), that's all we can do.

"Last year I lost in the final and this year I would like to be part of the winning team this time around and I hope these guys (Pirates squad) can help me achieve that feat."

Posted: 01/11/12 12:29

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