Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has emphasised building a team culture focused on collective effort to achieve more success in future.
The Buccaneers rdefeated Stellenbosch FC 3-1 to win their third straight MTN8 title, a historic feat in the PSL.
Riveiro modestly attributed the success to the entire team and emphasised their collective contribution.
RIVEIRO ON WHAT THE TEAM IS TRYING TO BUILD
“We were losing 1-0 and people continued cheering and supporting, they are confident, they know the guys can do it anytime and it's something that we need to appreciate,” Riveiro said on Supersport TV.
“It's the team who wins it for the third time in a row, it's not the coach. We fought, we prayed, we worked, we planned, we travelled, we tried to do our best in every game, that's the minimum we can do when we're representing a club like this one. We have a lot of talent, a lot of everything, so only because of that it is possible.
“It's about trusting each other when we're on the field, the people outside, the people analysing the game, I can only understand this business as a collective and I'm trying to play my part to this guys, that they can achieve whatever they want to achieve, they have the capacity to fight.
“That's the lesson we need to learn, these three months have already been intense but at the same time really exceptional in my opinion.”
Having dominated the cup competitions in the past two years, Riveiro added that they want to target more success than that.
‘IT’S THE BEGINNING’
“The guys are making history, today is once again proof that it's the beginning for them, we have an excellent team, young, with a future, they need to push the level high, competing for major things even,” the Spanish coach said.
“Thanks to Stellenbosch, they played an excellent final but I think Pirates were superior tonight, even though we started behind.”