Orlando Pirates co-coach Fadlu Davids says that they must take the positives out of their second half performance against Royal AM, but admitted Pirates need to start games better and work on their final shot.

The Sea Robbers extended their winless run to four games after playing to a 1-1 draw against Royal AM at Orlando Stadium on Thursday evening.

Speaking after the game, coach Davids admitted that he was disappointed with a few aspects of the game but believed there were still plenty of positives for his side.

“We never really got into the game in the first minute, credit to the opponent they came pressing us, their centre-backs stepping into midfield lines, we didn’t really get that space,” Davids told SuperSport TV.

“But we were giving away too many balls easily in the build-up phase, not able to progress the ball from the back, to midfield and into the next line. So the first half was not what we really expected.

“Disappointing the way we conceded, although we were not in the game but to concede a goal like that is really disappointing but okay, it’s part of the game but really fantastic second-half.

“We changed the structure a little bit, inverted our wing-backs, really creating problems getting back into the game and really unfortunate that we couldn’t get the winner, because the dominance in the second half I think we should’ve got a goal from that.

“We really need to take the positives out of this second-half performance and we have to start games better, especially at home. We wanted to dominate the game but really we couldn’t put our foot on the ball but much better second-half.

“That’s how we want to play, that’s how we want to dominate teams but again what’s eluding us is that final shot, we’re getting into fantastic positions, we’re unlocking teams but we’re not able to put the ball in the back of the net, it’s definitely something to work on and of course starting games better.”