Thembinkosi Lorch. Image: Backpagepix
Jose irritated Orlando Pirates didn’t stick to game-plan
Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro believes his side made life difficult for themselves by abandoning their game-plan
Thembinkosi Lorch. Image: Backpagepix
Jose Riveiro has opened up on Orlando Pirates’ tense Nedbank Cup round of 16 victory over Venda Football Academy.
The Buccaneers were dragged the full distance by the Motsepe Foundation Championship strugglers on Saturday night.
The Buccaneers needed extra-time to get past their opponents thanks to a 2-1 win.
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Kermit Erasmus made an instant impact on his return to the starting lineup after giving his side the lead in the 24th minute.
VFA were not going down without a fight and found an equaliser in the 49th minute through Edmore Chirambadare.
Thembinkosi Lorch rescued the situation deep in extra time, scoring the match winner.
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Jose Riveiro hits out at Orlando Pirates players
“Not the game that we wanted and planned for. In the first period, we dominated. But something happened that we spoke about in the week that we wanted to avoid when we faced the low block.” the Orlando Pirates coach said as quoted by IOL.
“We started by not doing the simple things we needed to do when we faced that approach. We weren’t fluid in the first half even though we managed to get the lead.”
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We don’t rotate – Jose
“We don’t rotate. We are playing one game a week, so if you find any change in our starting XI” – Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro said as quoted by IOL.
Regarding the last game, it will be because someone is not available. It’s still early, so a lot of things can happen before Saturday.
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Or else, the coach decides to introduce a different player, different profile or tactical quality.
But it’s not because of rotation. We can talk about that if we have to play after every two or three days. And that’s not the case. We wait for a week to play.”
