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Zinnbauer’s Orlando Pirates departure ‘was overdue,’ it’s ‘a serious problem’ letting him do pre-season - Vilakazi

The German left the Buccaneers after finishing third in the PSL title race on two occasions

Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Benedict Vilakazi says he expected Josef Zinnbauer to part ways with the Soweto giants at the end of last season.

The record Pirates scorer also feels the Buccaneers created a ‘big problem’ for themselves by letting the German oversee the team’s pre-season before allowing him to resign.

Zinnbauer stepped down from his role as Pirates on Monday, four days before the start of the 2021/22 Premier Soccer League season.

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“I expected him to leave Pirates, if not him leaving but the team to release him by the end of last season,” Vilakazi told iDiski Times.