Inacio Miguel cautions Chiefs about Kabuscorp’s combative style of play

The two teams face off in the CAF Confederation Cup first round preliminary, first leg match at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola.

Miguel has described their opponents as a physically strong outfit that thrives on aggression and fighting for second balls. But he says they are not technically sound.

"So, they are very similar to some teams of PSL, I can identify a lot of long balls and play with the second balls. I know that they have a tall striker, I remember playing against them when I was at Pedro, so they use him a lot as a station to play with the midfielder and make these first attacks,” Miguel said. 

“So, we can expect a game, that is, I won't say they are not organised but they are very depressed by the pitch. They don't have a specific idea of the game, most of the teams in Angola unfortunately due to their lack of knowledge of the game. 

“So, I can compare them as a team that plays a lot of long balls, the second balls and rebounds."

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The game will be broadcast live on SABC 2 this afternoon (17:00), and there’s a special Chiefs show building up to the game on the same channel at 16:30. 

Kabuscorp, who finished ninth on the log in the Girabola last season, also have a number of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) players in their squad, and this explains the warm reception a player like Glody Lilepo received when Chiefs landed in Luanda on Thursday.

Miguel has more on the current composition of their squad.

"So, what I remember from the last season is they had a lot of players from Congo. I remember not only the goalkeeper but a good winger, so they had a lot of players that come from Congo and you know how it works in Congo, they are very physically strong,” he added.

“Technically they have this ability to unlock the game from 1v1, from individual qualities, so I think also of course they have some players maybe from the youngsters but most of the players that I know and I study from the last game that I watched against Pedro was most from Congo. 

“The goalkeeper is a Brazilian that I know, I remember playing against him but from the youngsters, I don't see a lot of players from that squad of Kabuscorp."