The Soweto Derby was boring says Bucs coach

After experiencing his first Soweto Derby as Orlando Pirates head coach, Jose Riveiro did not have rave reviews about the match.

Pirates lost 1-0 to their bitter rivals Kaizer Chiefs, and the Spanish mentor was far from impressed given the Buccaneers had come into the fixture as favourites considering their form over the last couple of weeks.

œFrom my point of view, a bad game. A nil-nil game, very slow game. The game was played in a rhythm that we did not expect. I think it was quite boring, to be honest, Riveiro said in his post-match press conference.

He said he felt Amakhosi did not allow them to be comfortable throughout the 90 minutes, even though they did get better in the second half.

œWe didn™t manage to be vertical¦Chiefs was giving us the space to play outside and defending with numbers. Our build up was deficient today. We could not generate so much football from inside, where we usually create our chances, he explained.

œFrom the outside we were not dangerous enough. We were too naïve in our attacks. We were better in the second half, we changed our formation¦but still a bit naïve, if I think about what we did in the lateral corridors. The game was under control, but boring.

Pirates next face AmaZulu in the final of the MTN8 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium next weekend, another sold out match.

By Mazola Molefe