Jose Riveiro‘s final season at Orlando Pirates is similar to Jurgen Klopp’s at Liverpool.
Klopp received eight trophies together with his Reds throughout his 9 years at Anfield. Throughout his final season, the German coach was in rivalry to win a treble, however solely ended up profitable the Carabao Cup final season.
Riveiro, however, began the season positively, topping the Betway Premiership in the early levels and profitable the MTN8. Issues went bitter in 2025 when his aspect misplaced floor on Mamelodi Sundowns. Final week, he watched in horror as his crew gave away a possible win in opposition to Pyramids within the second leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final.
Can Jose Riveiro nonetheless win a treble?
Pirates can nonetheless safe a home treble in the event that they win the Nedbank Cup and the Betway Premiership. For that to occur, they should win all their remaining matches and hope Downs drops not less than 4 factors. The Buccaneers additionally want to beat rivals Kaizer Chiefs within the ultimate of the Nedbank Cup.
This implies Pirates would wish to win their final 9 matches of the season, which is very unlikely. As for Jose Riveiro, he may need a tragic or joyful ending when his tenure ends within the subsequent few weeks.
On Friday, the Spanish coach admitted that it was a troublesome capsule to swallow after dropping to Pyramids.
“Congratulations to Pyramids for going to the ultimate, and congratulations to our gamers for the implausible performances they gave for all our followers throughout the season.
“It has actually been second to none. We’re out of the competitors at this time after dropping our first match in the entire event. It’s a robust one to swallow, to digest. We’d like a little bit of time as a result of I believe it’s a merciless end result.”
Jose Riveiro has received 5 trophies in three seasons, however from the look of issues, he would possibly exit the membership with only one cup like Klopp did at Liverpool final season.
Can Riverio win extra trophies this season?
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