Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has opened up on why the critics think his team seems to be playing much better at home than in away matches.
His comments came after Bucs' 2-0 win over Cape Town City on Tuesday night.
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The Buccaneers maintained their 100 percent home winning record so far this season after beating City courtesy of goals by Zakhele Lepasa and Patrick Maswanganyi.
Riveiro's charges have been ruthless at home, as they have scored 14 goals and conceded only twice, in four games in all competitions.
In comparison to their away matches, the Sea Robbers dropped all their points on the road, as they lost 1-0 to Stellenbosch, drew 1-1 with Chippa United and needed a last-minute winner by Lepasa to edge amateur side Djabal Club in their CAF Champions League first preliminary round, first-leg tie.
The Spanish coach says although the results have not gone their way in away matches, their performances cannot be questioned.
"I don't fully agree (Pirates don't put enough effort away), I'm still thinking that in Cape Town in the first game against Stellenbosch we played a fantastic game, very complete, we couldn't capitalize and the result tells us we were not good enough," Riveiro said in a press conference.
"But not in terms of performance. Against Chippa United in PE, I think we played good enough also, we didn't play worse than today (against Cape Town City) for example, so that's the good thing about the guys.
"They are quite solid, you can check the numbers away from Orlando and in Orlando, actually I think at the end of last season we played much better away than here in Orlando," he said.
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"But it's true that here in Orlando it's difficult for the opponents, actually I think that, the atmosphere, it's getting much better, the connection between the players and the fans is crucial for us, the atmosphere from the beginning here in Orlando has been fantastic and that's very good for the boys," he added.
The Buccaneers will be away again, this time to Stellenbosch in the MTN8 semi-finals first-leg on Sunday at Athlone Stadium.
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