AmaZulu coach Pablo Franco Martin has opened up on their busy fixture schedule following their draw against Orlando Pirates on Tuesday evening.

Usuthu earned themselves a point after they played out to a goalless draw against the Buccaneers at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

The Durban-based outfit now occupies 10th place on the DStv Premiership standings with 11 points after nine games, while Pirates are placed 13th on the table with eight points from six matches.

Martin has bemoaned his side’s busy fixture schedule, stating that they did not have time to rest or train for the encounter after playing in the Carling Knockout Cup three days prior.

“Extremely difficult, extremely physical, also for the health of the players, I already said, for me what happened today cannot happen if you want to be a top league, to play this game with no time to rest, no time to train,” Martin told SuperSport TV after the game.

“I have to say my team is a team of warriors what they did today, fighting against until the end, with no energy, no preparation and getting one point, it’s fantastic.

“I know we couldn’t give our fans, the country, the show we would have liked to give them because of the lack of preparation and the lack of quality in this situation but this is what it is.

“We have more injuries now, we have players that are putting risk on their careers and it’s a pity for the show and it’s a pity for football.”

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