The delight is evident for those associated with the club over the return of crowd favourites in Thembinkosi Lorch and Vincent Pule for Orlando Pirates, while Jose Riveiro is being showered with praise for his squad management.
After missing out on action for the initial stages of the season due to injury, Lorch and Pule returned in the Carling Knockout victory against Cape Town Spurs where the former started and capped off his performance with a Man of the Match award, while the latter was introduced in the second half.
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Lorch was again a starter against AmaZulu on Tuesday for his first league match of the campaign as Pule missed out, and ex-Bucs striker James Mothibi has been impressed with Riveiro's squad rotation and management.
"I like what the coach at Pirates is doing and it was just bad that we didn't get the maximum points (against AmaZulu) but there's something good happening and that's about players like Lorch and Pule who are starting to get game time again. The guys that haven't been playing have been getting game time lately and you can see that the coach is preparing everyone. Everyone (of those players) has signed a contract at Pirates and I'm happy with how the coach is managing them," said Mothibi, speaking to the Siya crew.
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Up next, the Buccaneers are scheduled to host Polokwane City at Orlando Stadium tomorrow.
"Yes, the games (in hand) are getting fewer but that doesn't mean we should get frustrated. Having said that, the players and coach need to realise that the supporters want nothing but the three points. For a team to win the league, you need to collect as many points as possible at home. Durban is more like a second home for Pirates (for the support that the team usually gets) and we should have collected maximum points there. I am confident that on Friday the team is going to collect maximum points," he said.
