Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer refuses to talk about his side challenging for the Absa Premiership title, despite their current form.

The Buccaneers claimed their fifth straight win in the league after edging Chippa United 2-1 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium over the weekend.

The victory moves Pirates up to second place in the league standings with 36 points from 20 matches – nine behind log-leaders Kaizer Chiefs.

However, Zinnbauer insists his side are solely focused on doing well as a unit and taking each game as it comes, instead of focusing on the league title.

‘We don’t talk about the title. We take it game by game and then we’ll see what happens at the end of the season and then we will see next season if we can talk about targets,’ Zinnbauer told SuperSport TV post-game.

‘At the moment it’s not about what I want. We need a little bit of time. We’ve only been together for six weeks and this is a short time in football.

‘We have a lot of good players now, the squad is closer, the quality is starting to show and the system is in the minds of the players – that is important.

‘Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United have very good squads and Kaizer Chiefs have a lot of points, but we do our work.

‘We work for three points game after game and then we’ll see what happens. But, for me, this is not the right time to talk about the title.

‘What’s important for me is to improve the team and I have been doing that and I’m very happy about it.’