Jose Riveiro is arguably the best Orlando Pirates supervisor within the fashionable period. The place does he stack up in all-time reckoning?
Unreal profitable ratio
Jose Riveiro’s trophy-to-match ratio is nearly extraordinary. Having simply surpassed 120 video games in cost, he’s gained 5 trophies with the Buccaneers at a mean of 1 trophy each 24 video games. An unprecedented three-peat within the MTN8 provides Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls vibes. Effectively, not fairly that epic, however it’s extremely spectacular. We’ve seen the likes of Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson get statues of their likeness constructed exterior Emirates Stadium and Previous Trafford. What’s stopping Pirates from doing the identical with Riveiro?
A wildly profitable journey at Orlando Pirates
Since becoming a member of the membership in July 2022, the Vigo-born 49-year-old coach has develop into a agency favorite with followers. He’s overseen three MTN8 titles and two Nedbank Cups, though the Betway Premiership crown continues to be elusive. Pirates stay within the race, 15 factors behind Sundowns however with 4 video games in hand. The league isn’t completely out of the query. They’re additionally well-placed to achieve the Caf Champions League semis, holding a 1-0 combination lead in opposition to MC Alger heading into the second leg of the quarter-finals. A second star can be a becoming manner for Riveiro to bow out.
Buccaneers board prioritises Pitso
In keeping with Soccer-Laduma, the legendary former Sundowns, Bafana, and Al Ahly boss Pitso Mosimane is Orlando Pirates’ primary goal. If he arrived, he’d change the outgoing Jose Riveiro. ‘Jingles’ hasn’t held a managerial publish in South Africa since September 2020, when he left Sundowns. Since then, he’s managed golf equipment throughout Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and most just lately, he had a brief publish with Esteghlal within the Persian Gulf Professional League. It seems unlikely the 6-year-old is able to return to his house nation simply but.
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