Orlando Pirates coach José Riveiro resisted temptation to shower praise on Monnapule Saleng alone, choosing rather to focus on the team as a whole after their convincing 4-1 win over Swallows on Friday.
Saleng scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in the win to take his DStv Premiership goal tally to eight after 14 appearances. strengthening his argument to be counted among the nominees for the coveted Footballer of the Season award.
“Personally I see this game as a collective, even if I get a trophy, it is not for me but it is for the team and the coaching staff,” he said after the win that left them in“We are working together. I understand the meaning of individual awards in football and that they are attractive.They will always go to those who score or assist and it is going to be difficult that the trophy will go to a centre back.
“For whatever reason we can analyse that, if one of my players get a trophy I will be happy for him because it means that the team is getting the benefit of that individual contribution.“We need that but our job is to help them to play good football together, which is not easy because we have had many teams with players of talent but they were never able to play together.”“We try to create an environment and structure where all the talented players can have space in our team.
“We are doing nothing special, we are just trying to work as good as possible every day. We are trying to help our players to find solutions on the field.“In the end it is their talent and their understanding of the game and their capacity to make decisions in small spaces. The way they interact, like I said, in the end of the key from our side is the responsibility to guarantee that they spend more time on the ball.
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