Zwane's co-coach Vilakazi 'not in panic mode' despite Orlando Pirates loss - 'I have been in worse situations'

Orlando Pirates went top of the Premier Soccer League table on Friday night after registering a 2-1 win over AmaZulu at the Orlando Stadium.

Mohau Nkota was the hero for the home team after grabbing a brace thanks to Relebohile Mofokeng's assists, while Pule Ekstein scored Usuthu's sole goal.

The result at Orlando Stadium cemented AmaZulu's position at the bottom of the Premier Soccer League table with no point from the four matches played.

After three consecutive losses, former Pablo Franco Martin was fired while Arthur Zwane and Vusumuzi Vilakazi came in as co-coaches. Their first assignment was the Carling Knockout Round of 16, a game they lost 2-1 against defending champions Stellenbosh.

Despite failing to get a win in the last two outings, Vusumuzi insists they will eventually come around.

"We have not spoken anything with the chairman but in our first game where we played against Stellenbosch, we all agreed that we need to take the positives out of that game and into [the one we played against Pirates]," the 41-year-old stated.

"Unfortunately, in this game against Pirates we didn’t get the result that we wanted but there are positives to take. As much as you are saying it’s about results, we know that is the case with Arthur [Zwane] and we need to find a way of making sure that we turn the fortunes around and we will definitely do so.

"We will have to grind the results, we have dig deep as a team. We strongly believe in these players and that they can change their fortunes. We are the ones who put ourselves in this situation but we can come out through our hard work and commitment," Vusumuzi continued.

"It is true that if you stay in the relegation zone for longer, it becomes difficult to come out. But it’s only been four games in the league that we have lost and we can come up with a plan, we are not in panic mode yet.

"I am not in panic mode because I have been through situations that were worse than what it is now."

AmaZulu have time to work on their mistakes before playing against Chippa United on Tuesday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

It is a relatively easier game, as opposed to the Orlando Pirates one, but the Chilli Boys are determined to push for top positions on the table after finishing 12th last season.