Orlando Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic believes his side were too easy to read as they failed to break down Bloemfontein Celtic in a 1-0 loss on Sunday afternoon.

After losing against Wits during the week, Pirates were hoping to bounce back in Bloemfontein.

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The Soweto Giants were, however, met by a determined Celtic side who defended valiantly to hold on for the three points after an early goal from Bongani Sam.

Pirates have now failed to score a single goal from open play in their four Absa Premiership matches, despite hiring a finishing coach at the start of the season.

Speaking after the match to SuperSport TV the Serbian tactician admitted that his team need to find their scoring touch.

‘We had planned everything for this game except not conceding a goal from a set-piece in a situation where we have been the dominant side from start to end.

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‘We have learned the lesson, we need to go back to the drawing board. Our problem is finishing, we need to find the formula,’ added Sredojevic.

‘We need to have a variety of attacks so that we are not easily readable [like a] book and predictable. I give credit to the opponent for resolute defending, they were succeeding in everything to block. This is a point of concern to us that we need to find the formula,’ concluded the former Uganda national team coach.

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