Jose Riveiro has rolled up his sleeves in anticipation of changing Orlando Pirates’ disappointing recent run of results against Mamelodi Sundowns ahead of the two clubs’ latest meeting. Read more ➡️
Jose Riveiro addresses the media ahead of the game against Mamelodi Sundowns on SaturdayOrlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro insists his charges will not be overawed by the occasion on Saturday and history will count for nothing.
Pirates welcome holders Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the MTN8 semi-finals which will certainly be played before a capacity crowd at Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. This is Riveiro’s first match against Sundowns since taking over the Bucs job at the beginning of the season and finds The Bucs having lost all their last five games against The Brazilians with the most recent a 4-1 whipping in December."Obviously, it is a special game for all of us. The players. The fans and for you the media but then we will approach the game like we usually do," says Riveiro.
"The past two seasons are not going to play on Saturday, you can be sure about it," maintains the Spaniard. "It is in the past and gone so we try to look to the future of positives and understand that this is a different story this season and we have a chance to write our new history and that is what we are trying to do in every single game."It doesn’t matter that you are talking about a semi-final with two legs against Sundowns or whoever is in front."We are trying to build and grow our own identity and what we are trying to do is much more important than only one.
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