'Good question, wrong person' - Riveiro's blunt answer on Pirates' Mabasa decision
Jose Riveiro , head coach of Orlando Pirates during the DStv Premiership match between Maritzburg United and Orlando Pirates at Harry Gwala Stadium on September 04, 2022 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.Head coach Jose Riveiro has weighed in on the struggles of striker Tshegofatso Mabasa to nail down a place at Orlando Pirates , eventually spending loan spells at Sekhukhune United and Moroka Swallows.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals match against AmaZulu FC, Riveiro insists it was never his decision to send Mabasa on loan. "We had eight number nines the first time I put my foot in the training ground for Pirates, Tshego was not one of them. The reasons, I cannot really tell you. probably are related to his performances, for whatever reason. Or because at that moment some other players were performing better, I don’t really know.
"So, I don’t really know if he was in a different space or if he was asking for a loan because he wants to be consistently on the field , and maybe at the time at Pirates it was difficult, for whatever reason, so I don’t really know.Riveiro's wish for hot-and-cold Kimvuidi
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