Jose Riveiro's Orlando Pirates have been inconsistent this season and there's no other way to sugarcoat it.
Jose Riveiro’s Pirates have fallen seriously off the pace in the DStv Premiership. Picture: Backpagepix
This week, he literally denied that his side has been inconsistent this season. Not only that, but he called Mamelodi Sundowns a ‘points machine’ in a statement that could easily be seen as him giving up on ever breaking their stranglehold in the league. The argument that in years gone by 60 points was enough to win the league doesn’t hold anymore. Pirates ended on 54 points last year but guess what? The bar has been raised. They still finished 16 points behind Sundowns and the gap might be bigger this season.
That is just a tip of the iceberg because there are more games where Riveiro and his troops let the Sea Robbers down. There was a draw at home to Polokwane City and the away stalemate to Richards Bay who are fighting relegation. This inconsistency is not going to win championships because the league is a marathon and not a sprint like cup competitions.
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