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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has denied they have a mental block to secure regular results away from Orlando Stadium.
Pirates opened up the season with 1-0 defeat at Danie Craven and a 1-1 draw with Chippa at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for their first two away games.
However, they thrashed Royal AM 4-2, Sekhukhune 5-0 and beat Cape Town City 2-0 at their home venue in the league and MTN8 clashes.
“I don’t fully agree, I think in Cape Town in the first game against Stellenbosch, we played a fantastic game, very complete but we couldn’t capitalise on what we did there and the result tells us we weren’t good enough,” Riveiro said when asked if there’s an issue with away form.
“But not in terms of performance, and against Chippa United in PE, we played good enough, we didn’t play worse [than the win against Cape Town City] for example.
“That’s the good thing about the guys, they are quite solid I think, you can check the numbers away from Orlando and in Orlando. I’m sure at the end of last season we played much better away… than here in Orlando.
“We got the results here in Orlando but always with more difficulties, but yes it’s true in Orlando it’s difficult for opponents, actually I think the atmosphere is getting much better in the connection between the players and the fans.
“It’s crucial for us, the atmosphere in the beginning in recent games here in Orlando, it’s been fantastic and that’s very good news for the boys.”
Pirates now turn their attention to their first leg MTN8 semi-final against Stellenbosch at Athlone Stadium on Sunday afternoon (15h00).