Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has insisted he doesn’t feel added pressure to keep up with Mamelodi Sundowns in the title race this season.
The Buccaneers are currently in second place, having won 11 of their first 13 games – six points behind leaders Sundowns, who have played one more game.
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After Pirates picked up another important three points at Sekhukhune United, Riveiro insisted the pressure at the club has not changed despite running Sundowns close in the title race, as he was always expected to challenge for titles with the Sea Robbers.
“It’s the same pressure since day one I arrived here,” he stated.
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“I’m coaching Pirates, I’m coaching a champion team, I’m coaching a winning team. Everybody is expecting from us to improve the history of the club, to get titles.
“We’re trying, we’re having a fantastic beginning – we are in February, but we can still talk about the beginning of the league because we are at game number 13.
“But at the same time, we are fighting we are fighting with many good teams – one of them is champions over the last seven years.
“So even though we had an excellent beginning of the season, we’re still some points behind but we’re not gonna stop. We’re gonna keep fighting, performing, hopefully having luck every week to get the result.
“Like I said the pressure is the same as from day one, there is nothing different this season. It’s true that the team is giving right now to the people to think more reasons that we could make it, and that’s a bit new but there is nothing different or new in terms of responsibility that we all feel to be part of this team.”
