Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro will not be on the touchline when they face their old nemesis in the form of Kaizer Chiefs but he trusts his troops.
The Spanish manager says they can still beat Amakhosi despite his absence as they get ready to face coach Arthur Zwane’s struggling side at FNB Stadium at 15:30 on Saturday.
Riveiro will not be on the bench due to the red card he received against second-tier All Stars in the Nedbank Cup first round at Milpark Stadium the other weekend.
The Buccaneers manager was banned for two games and says his players and technical know how they work and his absence is not a big deal.
“Unfortunately, I will not be on the bench where I’m supposed to be, but it’s not a big problem for the players that I’ll not be on the bench because I have a fantastic, super staff behind me,” Riveiro told the media.
“The players are used to working with all our coaches at the same level as they work with me.
“Sometimes our influence from the bench as coaches is not important but the players are the most important people in football games.”
The Soweto juggernauts will have Riveiro’s assistants, Mandla Ncikazi and Sergio Almenara taking charge of the club at the Calabash.
He added that the derby is not an easy encounter and called it a different game of football but he is banking on their recent form.
“It’s a special moment…a different type of game. It’s true that we’re happy to go into this game in a good space after winning our past few games,” he added.
”We are confident but when we played against Chiefs last year it was pretty much the same situation [in terms of being in better form].”
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