Orlando Pirates Coach Jose Riveiro Unbothered by 'plumber' Insults, Vows to Get on With His Job

• New Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro will get on with his job regardless of the howls of his critics
• The unknown Spaniard has been derogatorily referred to as a "plumber" by disrespectful local football fans
• Earlier this month, club chairman Irvin Khoza hit back unflinchingly at this sector of the local football game

Riveiro said that he hopes his team's style of play and accompanying results would shut them up and bring joy to the wider fanbase.

He said to Soccer Laduma:

“Well, those are things that I can’t control. I just try to focus on my understanding of the game, my plans, and my methodology and I hope those fans can change their opinion soon.

“I’m very impressed with the technical level of the squad it's amazing how good they are and the amount of talent that we have. Now, we have to help them to be on the right track and perform together.

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"Football is a collective sport and our main responsibility is to help them play together and not just as individuals because the squad is full of talent and now we have to find a way to beat teams together and that’s what we are doing.”

The Buccaneers will open their 2022/23 DStv Premiership campaign against their original Soweto rivals Swallows FC on 06 August.

The club will be seeking its first piece of silverware since winning the 2020 MTN 8 Wafa Wafa, where they defeated Bloemfontein Celtic in the final that was hosted at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Orlando Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza responds harshly to critics of Jose Riveiro's appointment as coach

Orlando Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza had choice words for those who scoffed at the appointment of little-known Spanish coach Jose Riveiro.

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As reported by Sports Brief, the 44-year-old Riveiro was unveiled last weekend to howls of criticism, with some sections of the South African football fraternity referring to him as a "plumber", the negative epithet used to describe coaches from overseas who don't have a large footprint in the media.

Leroy Maluka, who once played in Finland where Riveiro was recruited, encouraged him to shut out the noise and get on with his job.