Orlando Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic says he was not pleased with the Buccaneers performance, despite claiming a 2-1 victory over Bloemfontein Celtic on Wednesday.

The Buccaneers continued to put pressure on log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns after goals from Musa Nyatama and Augustine Mulenga handed them all three points at the Orlando Stadium.

Sredojevic believes his side have to improve in every department, declaring that claiming maximum points was the only upside to the encounter.

“In 35 matches this season, this maybe our worst performance, whether it was the pressure of having to win or not, we have to go back and analyse to come back much stronger than this,” Sredojevic told SuperSport TV after the game.

“We need to improve every department, defensively, midfield and attacking-wise. The only positive for today is that we won the game.

“We did a total risk when they went a man down. Putting four strikers upfront and launched a five-man attack which paid off in the end.

“We pulled [Thamsanqa] Gabuza to defence. The first time he has played there and we needed that because Happy was injured and it paid off because we won the game. The only positive is the three points.

“The rest of the things are for the constructive critics and the rest of the things are to improve to come much stronger next week when we face SuperSport.”

Pirates will be hoping to continue their momentum when they take on SuperSport United at the Mbombela Stadium on 11 April, with kick-off set for 6pm.