Jose Riveiro On Kermit Erasmus


 Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro is impressed about the addition of Kermit Erasmus into his team despite training only few times with the club.


Erasmus made his return to the Buccaneers last week on a deadline day of the transfer window. The experience striker signed a two-year contract with the Sea Robbers.


The Spaniard born Riveiro is impressed with Erasmus fitness and professionalism at training, and believes that the 32-year-old can make his second spell debut on weekend against his former team.


“Well, I’ve found an experienced player – smart, professional because he’s in good fitness levels, which tells me that he was taking care of himself, and it’s a ready, plug-and-play player,” said Riveiro.


“He’s ready to perform and train, and it takes time of course [because] he’s just arrived a few days ago and has had a few experiences with the group, with the team and the methods so far, so we need to be patient.


Riveiro believes that previous achievements cannot be used against former SuperSport United forward rather asked for patience because he still need time to gel with his teammates.


“We cannot think about the past, like when we spoke about results, we cannot think about what he did but we have to think about what he can do for us from now. We need to be patient, understanding that he just landed three or four training sessions ago.


He added: “Hopefully he can help us very soon, we need everyone because of what’s coming – five league games and two semifinals in October. It’s exciting games, so we’re going to need everyone, and Kermit’s experience in the league and overseas will be important for us. I can see an interesting player there, for sure.”


The Soweto giants are welcoming MTN8 defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns at Orlando stadium for first leg of the semi-final on Saturday.


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