Head coach Jose Riveiro has issued his verdict on the performance of striker Evidence Makgopa during Orlando Pirates’ victory over SuperSport United. Read more here ▶️
The tall striker joined the Buccaneers at the start of the season but endured a frustrating start ridded with injuries. Makgopa failed to make a single appearance for Pirates in the first half of the campaign. The second half of the season has brought slight better fortunes for the former Baroka attacker, with four appearances under his belt – his latest being Saturday’s 1-0 win over Matsatsantsa at Orlando Stadium.
"I spoke about Evidence [Makgopa] also in the week also, I think he has fantastic a potential to be an important football player," Riveiro said post-match. "I think Evidence is not exactly a target player – not exactly a number nine, [rather] he’s a number nine who needs also spaces to explode, to run.
"When we substituted Kermit, it was because they [SuperSport] changed and started defending with a back four so we didn’t need a link anymore. We had enough players inside when they become flat with a back four. "Then we needed a player who could manage physically, because SuperSport’s centre backs are very physically, are strong so we needed someone there for us to deal with that, to be a target man, to put the two centre backs together and at the same time try to use the space that Lorch was creating, dragging the full-back outside. to post and read comments.
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