Orlando Pirates striker coach Stephane Adam has revealed the finer details about his role at the club as he looks to put an end to the club’s goalscoring issues.
The Buccanneers made history when they became the first Premiership team to appoint the services of a finishing coach at the start of the season.
Orlando Pirates have a new finishing coach, finally leading the way addressing SA’s chronic scoring problem. Here Stephane Adam takes Bucs through a training drill aimed at buldups down the flanks and finishing low in the corners. @orlandopirates @OfficialPSL pic.twitter.com/ThiIK79tnE
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‘As a coach for finishing, I work exclusively with the strikers and we work on situations we find in a game, developing techniques, body balance and make corrections on positioning so that we’re as efficient as possible when it comes to finishing,’ he told Pirates TV.
‘To me, finishing is, of course, the ability to take the right decision at the right time, to have the proper technique to finish actions and to score the goals, but it also has some mental aspects.
‘A striker has to have an obsession for goals. It’s truly important as an offensive player to make sure you’re in a situation and position to score goals, wanting to do it even if you miss an [opportunity].
‘You have to forget about [missed chances] and focus on the next one – that’s a mentality problem. So my target is to make them confident, make them get the desire to score and get that obsession, as I said.
‘The more they score, the better they will be, but it’s a long-term process. I’m pretty sure there will be some improvement,’ he concluded.
Pirates are third on the table after playing to a 2-2 draw in their most recent league clash at the Orlando Stadium on Tuesday night.
