Jose Riveiro wants more from Orlando Pirates players

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro believes his troops can do better than they have done so far under his guidance.

The Buccaneers are currently sitting in second place in the DStv Premiership standings having collected 14 points in the eight games they have played.

Riveiro says they would have liked to have more points than what they have, yet expressed his delight following the Sea Robbers’ 2-0 win over TS Galaxy on Saturday at the Orlando Stadium.

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‘I THINK WE CAN STILL IMPROVE’ – RIVEIRO

“I think the result should have been better. Yes, we are in a good position but I would have liked to have more points than 14. We planned to get more points than we have at the moment,” Riveiro said as quoted by TimesLIVE.

“But there’s nothing we can do now, we have to look to the future. It’s much easier for us to prepare for the next game because we have this break.

“This is what we want, to bounce back after defeat. It’s crucial. I’m happy, but I think we can still improve because this team is really big and we have not reached our best.”

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PIRATES SHIFT FOCUS TO SUNDOWNS

The Soweto giants next shift their focus to MTN8 semi-final action where they are set to take on defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns and the Spanish manager sees an opportunity to amend what they haven’t been getting right.

“It’s a good time to do a deep analysis about what we were doing during these past six weeks, make the conclusions and make sure we know where we are with our approach because this is a long-term project that we have started,” he added.

“There’s a lot of things to analyse and try to implement during these weeks.

“As a coach, I would like to have more time to train and for a team like us, we really trust in the training process and what we do during the week.

“We have a chance to enjoy these full weeks before we face our next opponent. [The break] is something very positive for us.

“We will have time for everything and also a short, well-deserved rest for the boys, but we are going to use the time properly because we are still hungry and We are going to play the next game being in a very good condition.”

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