Bolton Wanderers manager Steven Schumacher has a game plan for Orlando Pirates.
The two teams play each other on 11 July at Marbella Football Centre in Spain. Kick off is for 11:00 and the match will be televised on SuperSport 202 and also on Pirates’ official YouTube channel.
Bolton will be without Kyle Dempsey, Victor Adeboyejo, Will Forrester and Sam Dalby, but Schumacher has expressed the importance of pre-season camps.
Bolton and Orlando Pirates to test each other
“There are loads of different reasons why you’d try and come on one of these camps, but the main reason is to spend some quality time with the players,” Wanderers’ coach said.
“It’s important that we spend as much time as we can getting organised on the pitch, but just getting to know them off the pitch is key as well. So, little conversations that you have on the walk down to and from the training pitch can tell you things that you didn’t know, and you can use going through the season,” he added ahead of the clash with Orlando Pirates.
“It’s been a good couple of days. The weather’s been unusually hot here, but it’s been good and the lads have enjoyed it. We’ve had some really good training sessions, and so far the week’s gone well. It’s been tough, but they’re enjoying it.”
For Orlando Pirates, Abdeslam Ouaddou will look to kick off his first pre-season with a win.
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