Nobody can touch Hotto, he is on fire – Pirates coach
DEON Hotto’s exceptional performances for club Orlando Pirates have pleased coach Josef Zinnbauer, who believes the Namibian winger is their best player at the moment.
The left-winger has been able to deliver for the side while Bucs have struggled with injuries to all of their strikers, except new arrival Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele. Hotto has scored five so far and had seven assists for Pirates in all competitions.
The former Bidvest Wits player was on the scoresheet in their previous game, which saw Bucs advance to the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup after they came from behind to beat Maritzburg United 3-1 over the weekend.
“He is always giving opponents a question mark. Nobody can touch him, he is always on fire. He works with the ball and without the ball and it’s good for the team. He is not a false number nine, his role in the team is like that of Thembinkosi Lorch,” said Bucs coach Zinnbauer.
“We have Mundele as a normal striker. He needs a bit of more time to get used to the system that we play. But Hotto is playing very well as a striker, we are happy that we have him. He scored again and he is always in action in our attack and I think he is the best player for us.
He had a top game (against Maritzburg) for the team and himself.”