José Riveiro Wants Orlando Pirates to Do More in Last Third!

José Riveiro Wants Orlando Pirates to Do More in Last Third! The Buccaneers were beaten by The Team of Choice over the weekend.

Orlando Pirates lost 1-0 to Maritzburg United in the DSTV Premiership on Sunday afternoon. Head coach José Riveiro wants more aggression from his side in their next matches.

The Buccaneers once again created a good number of chances in the game but failed to find the back of the net. Zakhele Lepasa and Eva Nga were the culprits this time around.

Amadou Soukouna scored from the penalty spot late into the match. Defender Olisa Ndah was judged to have made a foul in the box.

“At this moment the summary I think quite good at the beginning of the game until the load-shedding,” the Spaniard elaborated to SuperSport TV after the match.

“After that we were not in our best not solving well the pressure from Maritzburg in the first half, without so much depth in our attacks.

“So, we didn’t play so much time in that half. The second half was totally different, only one team on the field looking for the result,” he said.

“So, in the end one detail changed the game, it looked like it was going to end nil-nil because one more time we didn’t have our day in the last minutes. And like I said one detail changed the result for the opponent.

“Like I said the first half we were not aggressive enough in attacking the spaces behind the last line, it was a lack of depth that kept us far from Maritzburg goal.

“We corrected the situation well in the second half, so we need to play with more determination in those moments even though sometimes it’s not possible, the opponent is also doing the things well.

“I have no regrets; I think the guys gave everything one more time. I think we’re going with zero points even though we deserve something else tonight.” He added.

The Buccaneers sit in third on the table. José Riveiro Wants Orlando Pirates to Do More in Last Third!